accuse

== English == === Etymology === First attested around 1300. From Middle English acusen, from Old French acuser, from Latin accūsō (“to call to account, accuse”), from ad (“to”) + causa (“cause, lawsuit, reason”). Akin to cause. Displaced native English bewray and Old English sċyldan. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: əkyo͞ozʹ, IPA(key): /əˈkjuːz/ (US) enPR: əkyo͞ozʹ, IPA(key): /əˈkjuz/ Rhymes: -uːz Hyphenation: ac‧cuse === Verb === accuse (third-person singular simple present accuses, present participle accusing, simple past and past participle accused) (transitive) To find fault with, blame, censure. Synonyms: denounce, fault, put the blame on; see also Thesaurus:blame (transitive, law, followed by "of") To charge with having committed a crime or offence. Synonyms: charge, indict, impeach, arraign; see also Thesaurus:incriminate (intransitive) To make an accusation against someone. Synonyms: blame, censure, reproach, criminate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === accuse (uncountable) (obsolete) Accusation. === Further reading === “accuse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “accuse”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “accuse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === cuecas == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kyz/ === Verb === accuse inflection of accuser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akˈku.ze/ Rhymes: -uze Hyphenation: ac‧cù‧se === Noun === accuse f plural of accusa == Portuguese == === Verb === accuse inflection of accusar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative