accuse

One entry found for accuse.

Main Entry: ac·cuse
Pronunciation: &-'kyüz
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
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 /&-'kyü-z&r/ noun
- ac·cus·ing·ly /-'kyü-zi[ng]-lE/ adverb