ACCUSE


Meaning of ACCUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkyüz ]

verb

( ac·cused ; ac·cus·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French accuser, from Latin accusare to call to account, from ad- + causa lawsuit

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to charge with a fault or offense : blame

2. : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process

intransitive verb

: to bring an accusation

• ac·cus·er ə-ˈkyü-zər noun

• ac·cus·ing·ly -ˈkyü-ziŋ-lē adverb

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