accuse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'accuse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accuse

[ n.]

- Accusation.

2 . Accuse

[ v. t.]

- To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
- to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor.
- To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
- To betray; to show. [L.]

Meaning of 'accuse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accuse

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

Example in sentence:

he charged the director with indifference

Meaning (2):
- bring an accusation against; level a charge against

Example in sentence:

The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse

Nearby Words:

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