accuse (verb)
21accusatory — accuse ► 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 …
22accuser — accuse ► 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 …
23charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr …
24cite — / sīt/ vt cit·ed, cit·ing [Latin citare to rouse, call on, summon] 1: to demand the appearance of in court: serve with a citation had been cited for contempt you are hereby cited to show cause in the Probate Court 2: to quote o …
25criminate — verb 1. bring an accusation against; level a charge against The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse • Syn: ↑accuse, ↑impeach, ↑incriminate • Derivationally related forms: ↑criminative, ↑criminatory, ↑ …
26freeze out — verb change from a liquid to a solid when cold (Freq. 2) Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit • Syn: ↑freeze, ↑freeze down • Derivationally related forms: ↑freezing (for: ↑freeze …
27trump up — verb invent (Freq. 1) trump up charges • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) • Hypernyms …
28badmouth — verb speak unfavorably about She badmouths her husband everywhere • Syn: ↑malign, ↑traduce, ↑drag through the mud • Derivationally related forms: ↑traducement (for: ↑traduce) …
29mouth off — verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner • Syn: ↑rant, ↑jabber, ↑spout, ↑rabbit on, ↑rave • Derivationally related forms: ↑raver (for: ↑ …
30surmise — verb (surmised, surmising) –verb (t) /sɜˈmaɪz / (say ser muyz) 1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. –verb (i) /sɜˈmaɪz / (say ser muyz) 2. to conjecture or guess. –noun /sɜˈmaɪz / (say ser muyz), /ˈsɜmaɪz /… …
