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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 US /əˈkjuːz/ verb [T] LAW ► to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal: accuse sb of (doing) sth »He is accused of misleading investors and lenders about the financial health of the company …   Financial and business terms

  • accuse — ► VERB (often accuse of) 1) charge with an offence or crime. 2) claim that (someone) has done (something wrong). DERIVATIVES accusatory adjective accuser noun. ORIGIN Latin accusare call to account , from causa reason, motive, lawsuit …   English terms dictionary

  • accuse — 01. He has been [accused] of murder in the death of his business partner. 02. She [accused] him of being mean to his dog. 03. She gave him an [accusing] look, and said that she didn t trust him. 04. His wife claimed she believed him, but gave him …   Grammatical examples in English

  • 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 someone of — claim that someone has done something wrong. → accuse …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

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