accuse (verb)
1accuse — ► VERB (often accuse of) 1) charge with an offence or crime. 2) claim that (someone) has done (something wrong). DERIVATIVES accusatory adjective accuser noun. ORIGIN Latin accusare call to account , from causa reason, motive, lawsuit …
2accuse — verb ADVERB ▪ falsely, unjustly, wrongfully, wrongly ▪ angrily ▪ openly, publicly ▪ They openly accused …
3accuse — ac·cuse vb ac·cused, ac·cus·ing [Latin accusare to find fault with, charge with a crime, from ad to, at + causa legal case, trial] vt: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process compare indict vi: to make or bring an accusation… …
4accuse of wrongdoing — verb accuse, allege, arraign, bring a charge, charge with, cite, criminate, denounce, expose, fix blame, impeach, implicate, incriminate, inculpate, indict, prefer charges, prosecute associated concepts: felony complaint, grand jury, indictment,… …
5accuse — UK US /əˈkjuːz/ verb [T] LAW ► to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal: accuse sb of (doing) sth »He is accused of misleading investors and lenders about the financial health of the company …
6accuse — verb (accused; accusing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French accuser, from Latin accusare to call to account, from ad + causa lawsuit Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to charge with a fault or offense ; …
7accuse — verb charge with an offence or crime. ↘(accuse someone of) claim that someone has done something wrong. Derivatives accusatory adjective accuser noun accusing adjective accusingly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. acuser, from L. accusare call to… …
8accuse — verb (T) to say that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad: accuse sb of (doing) sth: Are you accusing me of lying? | He s accused of murder. | stand accused of (=be officially accused of a serious offence): Local officials stand …
9accuse — verb /əˈkjuːz/ a) To find fault with, to blame, to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. b) To charge with having committed a crime or …
10accuse — verb 1) four people were accused of assault Syn: charge with, indict for, arraign for; summons for, cite for, prefer charges against for; impeach for Ant: absolve, exonerate 2) the companies were accused of causing job losses …
