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Accuse

Accuse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Accuse? [v] bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [v] blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Accuse: criminate \| impeach \| incriminate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Accuse: accuse of \| allege \| anathematize \| anathemize \| animadvert on \| arraign \| article \| attribute \| blame \| book \| bring accusation \| bring charges \| bring to book \| call to account \| cast blame upon \| cast reflection upon \| censure \| charge \| charge with \| cite \| complain \| complain against \| condemn \| criminate \| criticize \| cry down \| cry out against \| cry out on \| cry shame upon \| damn \| decry \| denounce \| denunciate \| fasten on \| fasten upon \| finger \| fulminate against \| hang something on \| impeach \| imply \| impugn \| impute \| incriminate \| inculpate \| indict \| inform against \| inform on \| insinuate \| inveigh against \| lay charges \| lodge a complaint \| lodge a plaint \| pin on \| prefer charges \| press charges \| put on report \| reflect upon \| report \| reprehend \| reproach \| reprobate \| shake up \| take to task \| task \| taunt with \| tax \| twit See Also \| accuse \| arraign \| asperse \| besmirch \| blame \| calumniate \| charge \| defame \| denigrate \| fault \| file \| indict \| lodge \| recriminate \| reproach \| slander \| smear \| smirch \| sully \| upbraid Accuse In Webster's Dictionary \Accuse"\, n. Accusation. [Obs.] --Shak. \Accuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor. Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. --Acts xxiv. 13. We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. --Macaulay. 2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. --Rom. ii. 15. 3. To betray; to show. [L.] --Sir P. Sidney. Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign. Usage: To {Accuse}, {Charge}, {Impeach}, {Arraign}. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason. Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.

Accuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Accuse?

[v] bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
[v] blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Accuse: criminate | impeach | incriminate

Accuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac*cuse"\, n.
Accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Ac*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call
to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.]
1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or
   offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by
   a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high
   crime or misdemeanor.

         Neither can they prove the things whereof they now
         accuse me.                            --Acts xxiv.
                                               13.

         We are accused of having persuaded Austria and
         Sardinia to lay down their arms.      --Macaulay.

2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.

         Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else
         excusing one another.                 --Rom. ii. 15.

3. To betray; to show. [L.]                    --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict;
     impeach; arraign.

Usage: To {Accuse}, {Charge}, {Impeach}, {Arraign}. These
       words agree in bringing home to a person the
       imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat
       formal act, and is applied usually (though not
       exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason.
       Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a
       dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it
       refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with
       dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a
       person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign
       one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To
       impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in
       office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both
       impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar
       dignity or impressiveness.

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