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blame (blām)

transitive verb blamed, blaming blam′·ing

  1. to accuse of being at fault; condemn (for something); censure
  2. to find fault with (for something)
  3. to place responsibility for (an error, fault, etc.) on someone or something

Etymology: ME blamen < OFr blasmer, to speak evil of < LL(Ec) blasphemare, blaspheme

noun

  1. the act of blaming; accusation; condemnation; censure
  2. responsibility for a fault or wrong
  3. Obsolete blameworthiness; fault
blame Idioms

be to blame

to be blamable; be at fault

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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