accuse

verb

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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

Recent Examples on the Web The records also accuse the 9-year-old of beating the 4-year-old with a broomstick and that there’s a history of abuse at the home. — Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2022 The neighbors accuse each other of not doing enough to deter people from crossing the Channel, and countries across the European Union have long argued over how to manage migration. — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2021 Players accuse owners of service-time manipulation, a lean toward signing younger, cheaper players instead of accomplished veterans and, as Boras said, fielding noncompetitive teams. — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Nov. 2021 Two Republicans accuse Cohen of perjury and later make a criminal referral to the Justice Department, calling for an investigation into allegedly false statements. — CNN, 20 Oct. 2021 The Guardians accuse Garcia of subjecting minority officers to disparate treatment and a hostile work environment. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2021 Much of the complaints accuse state government of usurping individuals’ rights, and Nazi comparisons have become more common in social media debates. — Don Stacom, courant.com, 30 July 2021 British critics accuse the Europeans of being overly rigorous and legalistic in their interpretation of the protocol, and of being overzealous in the checks required. — New York Times, 21 July 2021 The lawsuits filed to date accuse the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association, and in some cases a local architect and engineer, of negligence for failing to address serious structural problems noted as far back as 2018. — Maryclaire Dale And Curt Anderson, Chron, 7 July 2021 See More

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