Main Entry:

ac·cuse

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈkyüz\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ac·cused; ac·cus·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French accuser, from Latin accusare to call to account, from ad- + causa lawsuit

Date:

14th century

transitive verb 1 : to charge with a fault or offense : blame 2 : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process intransitive verb : to bring an accusation

— ac·cus·er \ə-ˈkyü-zər\ noun

— ac·cus·ing·ly \-ˈkyü-ziŋ-lē\ adverb