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accuse
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ac·cuse  (-kyz)
v. ac·cused, ac·cus·ing, ac·cus·es
v.tr.
1. To charge with a shortcoming or error.
2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing.
v.intr.
To make a charge of wrongdoing against another.

[Middle English acusen, from Latin accsre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit.]

ac·cuser n.
ac·cusing·ly adv.

accuse [əˈkjuːz]
vb
to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc.; impute guilt or blame
[via Old French from Latin accūsāre to call to account, from ad- to + causa lawsuit]
accuser  n
accusing  adj
accusingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accuse - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
reproach, upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
recriminate - return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
lodge, file, charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
2.accuse - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
blame, fault - put or pin the blame on
accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
indict - accuse formally of a crime

accuse
verb
1. point a or the finger at, blame for, denounce, attribute to, hold responsible for, impute blame to He accused her of having an affair with another man.
point a or the finger at deny, exonerate
2. charge with, indict for, impeach for, arraign for, cite, tax with, censure with, incriminate for, recriminate for Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
charge with vindicate, exonerate, absolve
Translations
accuse [əˈkjuːz] VT to accuse sb (of)acusar a algn(de)
he stands accused ofse le acusa de ...

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vtaccuser
to accuse sb of sth [+ dishonesty, immorality, murder] → accuser qn de qch
The police are accusing her of murder → La police l'accuse de meurtre.
to accuse sb of doing sth → accuser qn de faire qch, accuser qn d'avoir fait qch
to be accused of sth → être accusé(e) de qch

accuse
vt
(Jur) → anklagen (→ of wegen, +gen); he is or stands accused of murder/thefter ist des Mordes/Diebstahls angeklagt, er steht unter Anklage des Mordes/Diebstahls (form)
personbeschuldigen, bezichtigen; to accuse somebody of doing or having done somethingjdn beschuldigen or bezichtigen, etw getan zu haben; are you accusing me? I didn’t take it!beschuldigen Sie mich? Ich habe es nicht genommen; are you accusing me of lying/not having checked the brakes?willst du (damit) vielleicht sagen, dass ich lüge/die Bremsen nicht nachgesehen habe?; to accuse somebody of being untidyjdm vorwerfen, unordentlich zu sein; who are you accusing, the police or society?wen klagen Sie an, die Polizei oder die Gesellschaft?; I accuse the government of dishonestyich werfe der Regierung Unehrlichkeit vor; a generation stands accused of hypocrisyeine Generation wird der Scheinheiligkeit beschuldigt or angeklagt or geziehen (geh); we all stand accuseduns alle trifft eine Schuld

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vt to accuse sb (of)accusare qn (di)

accuse
v accuse [əˈkjuːz]
(withof) to charge (someone) with having done something wrong They accused him of stealing the car. aankla يَتَّـهِـم обвинявам obvinit beskylde; anklage beschuldigen κατηγορώ acusar süüdistama متهم کردن syyttää accuser (de) לְהַאֲשִׁים दोष लगाना optužiti megvádol menuduh, menyalahkan ásaka accusare 非難する ...에게 죄를 추궁하다 (ap)kaltinti (kuo) apsūdzēt (kādu) tuduh beschuldigen anklage, beskylde oskarżać acusar a acuza (de) обвинять obviniť obtožiti optužiti anklaga, beskylla กล่าวหา suçlamak 控告 обвинувачувати الزام لگانا ، ملزم ٹھہرانا buộc tội
n accuˈsation [ӕ-]
aanklag إتِّهَـام обвинение obvinění, žaloba beskyldning; anklage die Anklage κατηγορία acusación süüdistus اتهام syytös accusation הַאֲשָמָה अभियोग optužba (meg)vádolás tuduhan ásökun accusa 非難 비난, 고소, 규탄 kaltinimas apsūdzība pertuduhan beschuldiging anklage, beskyldning oskarżenie acusação acuzaţie обвинение obvinenie obtožba optužba anklagelse, beskyllan การกล่าวหา suçlama 控告 звинувачення الزام ، تہمت sự buộc tội
the accused
the person(s) accused in a court of law The accused was found not guilty. aangeklaagde المُـتَّـهَـم обвиняем obviněný, obviněná osoba (den) anklagede; (den) tiltalte der/die Angeklagte(r) κατηγορούμενος στο δικαστήριο acusado süüdistatav متهم syytetty accusé/-ée הַנֶאֱשָׁם अभियुक्त optuženik vádlott tertuduh, terdakwa hinn ákærði accusato 被告人 피고 kaltinamasis apsūdzētais; apsūdzētie tertuduh beschuldigde (den) tiltalte oskarżony réu acu­zat обвиняемый obvinený, obžalovaný obtoženi optuženi den anklagade ผู้ต้องหา sanık 被告 звинувачений ملزم bị cáo

accuse يَتّهم obvinit beskylde anklagen κατηγορώ acusar syyttää accuser optužiti accusare 訴える 고소하다 beschuldigen beskylde oskarżyć acusar обвинять anklaga กล่าวหา suçlamak buộc tội 指控


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