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ac·cuse

Pronounced:

ˈkju:z/Listen to audio

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

ac·cus·es; ac·cused; ac·cus·ing

Meaning:

[+ obj] : to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal : to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime He was unjustly accused.often + of He was accused of stealing the money. His children have accused him of neglect. You can't accuse him of being rude: he's always extremely polite. She has been accused of murder. = She stands accused of murder.sometimes used humorously No one could ever accuse him of being overly modest. [=he is not modest]
—ac·cus·er noun plural ac·cus·ers [count] She deserves the chance to meet/confront her accuser.
—accusing adjective [more accusing; most accusing] She gave him a very accusing look. The governor pointed an accusing finger at the legislature [=said the legislature was to blame] for failing to approve her budget.
—ac·cus·ing·ly Listen to audio ˈkhju:zɪŋli/ adverb She looked at him accusingly. What did you do? he asked accusingly.
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