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Accused Accuse əˈkjuːz Government Verb Murder/A Crime Lying

Word3 accuse
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈkjuːz/ /əˈkjuːz/
Example
  • to accuse somebody of murder/a crime
  • she accused him of lying.
  • the government was accused of incompetence.
  • to be falsely/wrongly/unjustly accused of something
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accuse

(verb)/əˈkjuːz/ /əˈkjuːz/

    Word Family

    • accuse verb
    • accusation noun
    • accusing adjective
    • accusatory adjective
    • accused noun

    Verb Forms

  1. to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
    • to accuse somebody of murder/a crime
    • She accused him of lying.
    • The government was accused of incompetence.
    • to be falsely/wrongly/unjustly accused of something
    • They stand accused of crimes against humanity.

    Extra Examples

    • His critics accused his work of lacking in realism.
    • No one could ever accuse this government of not caring about the poor.
    • She practically accused me of starting the fire!
    • They openly accused her of dishonesty.
    • You can't accuse me of being selfish.
    • A man accused of murder has been remanded in custody for a month by magistrates.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
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