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Accuse
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Accuse
/əˈkjuːz/
To charge someone with a wrongdoing or fault.
Synonyms:
charge
blame
indict
Antonyms:
absolve
exonerate
vindicate
Examples:
He
accused
her of lying.
Don't
accuse
him without real proof!
Etymology:
From Old French
acuser
, from Latin
accūsāre
, from
ad-
(towards) and
causa
(lawsuit).
Usage Statistics:
45 mentions per 1 million words
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