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
Synonyms
Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
Recent Examples on the Web
Sometimes the Jews are accused of not having any power.
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USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
After all, we might be accused of the dreaded sin of laziness!
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
An employee was accused of spending more than $4,000 of district money on a kitchen remodel.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The two men accused in London of espionage for China, Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were arrested in March last year but released on bail and were not named publicly until they were charged this week.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Prior to the event, a user had posted on GitHub accusing Rabbit of misrepresenting its technology.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
Two men are accused of killing a U.S. Army veteran, Utah officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
The Chinese company has been accused in the past of copying designs from other retailers such as Uniqlo.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
In 2021, two Iranian nationals were indicted in Missouri after they were accused of conspiring to victimize a technology company to gain access to the company's account on a cloud service, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
After all, we might be accused of the dreaded sin of laziness!
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
An employee was accused of spending more than $4,000 of district money on a kitchen remodel.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The two men accused in London of espionage for China, Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were arrested in March last year but released on bail and were not named publicly until they were charged this week.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Prior to the event, a user had posted on GitHub accusing Rabbit of misrepresenting its technology.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
Two men are accused of killing a U.S. Army veteran, Utah officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
The Chinese company has been accused in the past of copying designs from other retailers such as Uniqlo.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
In 2021, two Iranian nationals were indicted in Missouri after they were accused of conspiring to victimize a technology company to gain access to the company's account on a cloud service, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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