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ac·cuse
(ə-kyo͞oz′)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, ultimately (party via Old French acuser) from Latin accūsāre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit; see cause.]
ac·cus′er n.
ac·cus′ing·ly adv.
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accuse
(əˈkjuːz)vb
to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame
[C13: via Old French from Latin accūsāre to call to account, from ad- to + causa lawsuit]
acˈcuser n
acˈcusing adj
acˈcusingly adv
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ac•cuse
(əˈkyuz)v. -cused, -cus•ing. v.t.
1. to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usu. fol. by of): He was accused of murder.
2. to blame.
v.i. 3. to make an accusation.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French acuser < Latin accūsāre to blame, charge with a crime =ac- ac- + -cūsāre, v. derivative of causa; see cause]
ac•cus′a•ble, adj.
ac•cus′a•bly, adv.
ac•cus′er, n.
ac•cus′ing•ly, adv.
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accuse
charge1. 'accuse'
If you accuse someone of doing something wrong, you say that they did it.
He accused them of drinking beer while driving.
He is accused of killing ten young women.
Be Careful!
Don't say that you accuse someone 'for' doing something wrong.
2. 'charge'
When the police charge someone with committing a crime, they formally accuse them of it.
He was arrested and charged with committing a variety of offences.
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accuse
Past participle: accused
Gerund: accusing
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Verb | 1. | 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 |
2. | accuse - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" 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 |
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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
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
charge with vindicate, exonerate, absolve
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accuse
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Translations
يَتَّـهِـميَتَّهِمُ
obvinit
beskyldeanklage
syyttää
optužitiokriviti
tuduh
ásaka
訴える
고소하다
accusare
apkaltintikaltinamasiskaltinimaskaltinti
apsūdzēt
obtoženiobtožiti
anklaga
กล่าวหา
buộc tội
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accuse
[əˈkjuːz] vt → accuserto 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
accuse
vt
(Jur) → anklagen (→ of wegen, +gen); he is or stands accused of murder/theft → er ist des Mordes/Diebstahls angeklagt, er steht unter Anklage des Mordes/Diebstahls (form)
person → beschuldigen, bezichtigen; to accuse somebody of doing or having done something → jdn 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 untidy → jdm 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 dishonesty → ich werfe der Regierung Unehrlichkeit vor; a generation stands accused of hypocrisy → eine Generation wird der Scheinheiligkeit beschuldigt or angeklagt or geziehen (geh); we all stand accused → uns alle trifft eine Schuld
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accuse
(əˈkjuːz) verb (with of) to charge (someone) with having done something wrong. They accused him of stealing the car.
ˌaccuˈsation (ӕ-) nounthe accused
the person(s) accused in a court of law. The accused was found not guilty.
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accuse
→ يَتَّهِمُ obvinit beskylde beschuldigen κατηγορώ acusar syyttää accuser optužiti accusare 訴える 고소하다 beschuldigen beskylde oskarżyć acusar обвинять anklaga กล่าวหา suçlamak buộc tội 指控Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
accuse
v. acusar, denunciar, culpar.
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