accused; accusing
1
: to charge with a fault or offense : blame
He accused her of being disloyal.
2
: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process
He was accused of murder.
: to bring an accusation
Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The White House has accused Abrego Garcia of being a member of the MS-13 gang and vowed never to bring him back to the United States, despite a lower court and the Supreme Court ordering the Trump administration to facilitate his return.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Two Jesuit priests were kidnapped by the government and tortured for several months in 1976; critics accused Bergoglio of willingly handing the men over.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In the last few weeks, four senior advisers to Hegseth have left abruptly, some accused of leaking.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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accuse
verb
ac·cuse
ə-ˈkyüz 
accused; accusing
: to blame for wrongdoing : to charge with a fault and especially with a crime
accuser
noun
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