- accuse someone of
- claim that someone has done something wrong.→ accuse
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
accuse someone of
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accuse - charge — ◊ 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. Note that you do not say that you accuse someone for doing something… … Useful english dictionary
accuse — [ə kyo͞oz′] vt. accused, accusing [ME acusen < OFr acuser < L accusare, to call to account < ad , to + causa, CAUSE] 1. to find at fault; blame 2. to bring formal charges against (of doing wrong, breaking the law, etc.) the accused Law… … English World dictionary
accuse */*/*/ — UK [əˈkjuːz] / US [əˈkjuz] verb [transitive] Word forms accuse : present tense I/you/we/they accuse he/she/it accuses present participle accusing past tense accused past participle accused to say that someone has done something wrong or committed … English dictionary
accuse — ac|cuse [ ə kjuz ] verb transitive *** to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime: accuse someone of doing something: I do not want to accuse him of telling lies. accuse someone of something: She claims that her boss… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
accuse — [[t]əkju͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦ accuses, accusing, accused 1) VERB If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it. [V n of n/ ing] My mum was really upset because he was accusing her of… … English dictionary
accuse — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. charge with, blame, censure, hold responsible, arraign, indict, impeach, prefer charges, file a claim, challenge, denounce, fault, find fault, attack, brand, impute, involve, inculpate, incriminate, implicate, summon,… … English dictionary for students
accuse — /əˈkjuz / (say uh kyoohz) verb (t) (accused, accusing) 1. to bring a charge against; charge with the fault or crime: to accuse the defendant of a crime. 2. to ascribe fault to: to accuse someone of being lazy. {Latin accūsāre accuse, blame;… …
accuse — 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… … English new terms dictionary
accuse — 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… … Law dictionary
accuse — accuse, charge, incriminate, indict, impeach, arraign denote in common to declare a person guilty of a fault or offense. Accuse is typically immediate and personal and often suggests directness or sharpness of imputation or censure; charge… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
