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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In corroborating much of the testimony Pentagon intelligence official David Grusch offered in July 2023, Elizondo also accused the Department of Defense of hiding its UFO programs from Congress while misappropriating funds to operate them.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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The underlying feud dates back to November 2021, when Relli accused Rocky of firing a gun at him during a heated confrontation in Hollywood.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The charges of reckless endangerment of children are because Reed is accused of firing a gun in a parking lot where children were present, North Richland Hills police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The underlying feud dates back to November 2021, when Relli accused Rocky of firing a gun at him during a heated confrontation in Hollywood.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Court records show that one of those firms, Regulatory DataCorp, provides reports on customers to Capital One — the very financial institution that Trump’s family business has accused of debanking.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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