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Accused Accuse əˈkjuːz Government Verb Murder/A Crime Lying
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/əˈkjuːz/ /əˈkjuːz/ |
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- 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- 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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