accuse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·cuse [accuse accuses accused accusing] BrE [əˈkjuːz] NAmE [əˈkjuːz] verb ~ sb (of sth)
to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth
•to accuse sb of murder/theft
• She accused him of lying.
• The government was accused of incompetence.
• (formal)They stand accused of crimes against humanity.
Derived Word: ↑accuser
Verb forms:

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

Thesaurus:
accuse verb T
•accused of murder
charge • • prosecute • • indict •
accuse sb of sth
charge/indict sb with sth
prosecute/indict sb for/on charges of/on a charge of sth

Word Family:
accuse verb
accusation noun
accusing adjective
accusatory adjective
accused noun

Example Bank:
•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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  charge, impeach, incriminate, criminate