acusar

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin accūsāre. === Verb === acusar (first-person singular indicative present acuso, past participle acusáu) (transitive) to accuse (attribute blame to someone) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acusar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “acusar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin accūsāre. First attested in the 13th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kuˈza] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.kuˈzaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) Hyphenation: a‧cu‧sar === Verb === acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusí, past participle acusat) (transitive) to accuse (to point out as guilty) (reflexive) to be accused (transitive) to show (to give an indication of) (transitive) to emphasize, to highlight Synonym: ressaltar (transitive, law) to prosecute (to take criminal action) (transitive, card games) to call (to declare possession of certain cards) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acusar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “acusar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “acusar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “acusar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === accusar (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese acusar, from Latin accūsāre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧cu‧sar === Verb === acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusei, past participle acusado) to accuse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acusar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acusar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish acusar, from Latin accūsāre. Whether it was inherited or an early borrowing is disputed by some, but it appeared as early as El Cid in Old Spanish and there is no phonological reason to consider it a borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akuˈsaɾ/ [a.kuˈsaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧cu‧sar === Verb === acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusé, past participle acusado) (transitive) to accuse, charge, indict Synonym: denunciar acusar por gran jurado ― to indict (transitive) to criminate (transitive) to arraign (transitive) to prosecute (transitive) to acknowledge (to notify sender of having received) acusar recibo ― to acknowledge receipt (reflexive) to confess (also reflexive) to show; to show signs of Synonyms: manifestar, revelar (colloquial) to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal Synonyms: delatar, chivar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: akusar Chavacano: acusa → Tagalog: akusa === References === === Further reading === “acusar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025