blame (verb)
11blame — 1 /bleIm/ verb (T) 1 to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad: It s not fair to blame me it s not my fault we lost. | blame sb/sth for: Mom blamed herself for Danny s problems. | The report blames poor safety… …
12blame — blamer, n. /blaym/, v., blamed, blaming, n. v.t. 1. to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don t blame you for leaving him. 2. to place the responsibility for (a fault, error, etc.) (usually fol. by on): I blame the accident on her. 3.… …
13blame*/*/ — [bleɪm] verb [T] I to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation If it all goes wrong, don t blame me.[/ex] The hospital has launched an inquiry to find out who was to blame for the… …
14blame — I. transitive verb (blamed; blaming) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French blamer, blasmer, from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasphēmein Date: 13th century 1. to find fault with ; censure < the right to praise or blame… …
15blame it on me, blame me for it — When a preposition is needed with the verb blame, standard idiomatic usage requires for: She blamed me for the accident, not She blamed the accident on me. The construction blame on (Blame this situation on your employee) is becoming acceptable,… …
16blame — /bleɪm / (say blaym) verb (t) (blamed, blaming) 1. to lay the responsibility of (a fault, error, etc.) on a person: I blame the accident on him. 2. to find fault with; censure: I blame you for that. 3. (as a humorous imperative or optative) US… …
17blame — 1. noun /bleɪm/ a) Censure. Blame came from all directions. b) Culpability for something negative or undesirable. The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist. 2. verb /bleɪm/ …
18blame — 1. verb 1) he always blames others Syn: hold responsible, hold accountable, condemn, accuse, find/consider guilty, assign fault/liability/guilt to, indict, point the finger at, finger, incriminate; archaic inculpate Ant: absolve 2) …
19blame-shift — /ˈbleɪm ʃɪft/ (say blaym shift) verb (i) to engage in tactics designed to move the blame for something that has gone wrong away from oneself. –blame shifter, noun –blame shifting, noun …
20Blame, die — Die Blame, plur. die n, üble Nachrede, übler Ruf, und Blamiren, verb. reg. act. in einen bösen Ruf bringen, verleumden, zwey ohne alle Noth aus dem Franz. Blame und Blamer entlehnte Wörter, von welchen das letztere bereits in dem Munde des großen …
