accuse

verb

ac·cuse | \ ə-ˈkyüz

accused; accusing

Definition of accuse

transitive verb

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.

intransitive verb

: to bring an accusation

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Examples of accuse in a Sentence

she was accused of lying on the employment application

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Famously, Netscape and it backers also accused their Goliath rival of dirty tricks. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "Later, Navigator: How Netscape Won and Then Lost the World Wide Web," 4 Apr. 2019 Ultra-right activists shadowed him throughout the campaign, demanding the jailing of the president’s associates accused in the scandal. — Yuras Karmanau, The Seattle Times, "Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely," 31 Mar. 2019 But by October, the city had reportedly determined that at least 90% of those accused actually did live in the District. — Jenn M. Jackson, Teen Vogue, "Access to Education for Black Children Proves Difficult for Their Parents, Creating a Disadvantage," 13 Mar. 2019 Kylie apparently started accusing Travis of cheating on her. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Everything to Know About the Alleged Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner Cheating Scandal," 4 Mar. 2019 But Alqasem was barred from entering the country and ordered deported after being accused of supporting a campaign calling for boycotts, divestments, and sanctions against Israel. — Fox News, "US graduate student detained in Israel for alleged pro-Palestinian boycott support," 9 Oct. 2018 China’s Communist Party expelled a senior Chinese police official who once headed Interpol, accusing him of accepting bribes and taking public funds to support what state media called his family’s lavish lifestyle. — Chun Han Wong, WSJ, "China Expels Former Interpol President From Communist Party," 27 Mar. 2019 The vlogger also came for Kylie's 30-shade concealer collection, accusing her of copying his liquid lipstick packaging. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Every Time Jeffree Star Has Publicly Feuded With the Kardashian/Jenner Family," 18 Mar. 2019 Many women who don’t want children can rattle off a list of things people have accused them of being: selfish, immoral, cold, greedy, unable to experience real love—just to name a few. — Therese Shechter, SELF, "Menopause Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me," 13 Mar. 2019

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