accuse

[ac·cuse]

If you charge someone with misdeeds or misconduct, you accuse that person. If the last piece of devil's food cake is missing, your sister may accuse you of eating it especially if you have chocolate on your mouth.

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Accusation.

Verb
bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

Verb
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference"

n.
Accusation.

v. t.
To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense

v. t.
to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor.

v. t.
To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.

v. t.
To betray; to show. [L.]

Accuse

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

Accuse

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.

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

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

Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.

3. To betray; to show. [L.] Syn. -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign. -- 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.

Accusation.

To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense

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Usage Examples

I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print, but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former production, and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my authorship alone, I can hardly accuse myself of a personal intrusion.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.

I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable.

If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. What many people call sin is not sin I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.

I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.

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Other Usage Examples

It's a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think it's quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose.

People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.

Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.

Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to 'commit.'