Accuse Definition
ə-kyo͝oz
accused, accuses, accusing
verb
accused, accuses, accusing
To charge with a shortcoming or error.
American Heritage
To find at fault; blame.
Webster's New World
To charge formally with a wrongdoing.
American Heritage
To bring formal charges against (of doing wrong, breaking the law, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make a charge of wrongdoing against another.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
(obsolete) An accusation.
Wiktionary
idiom
the accused
- the person or persons formally charged with commission of a crime
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Accuse
- the accused
Origin of Accuse
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First attested around 1300. From Middle English acusen, from Old French acuser, from Latin accūsō (“to call to account, accuse”), from ad (“to”) + causa (“cause, lawsuit, reason”). Akin to cause.
From Wiktionary
Middle English acusen from Latin accūsāre ad- ad- causa lawsuit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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