accuse
[verb]
Synonyms: charge, blame, censure, denounce, impeach, impute, incriminate, indict

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Antonyms: exculpate
Contrasted words: absolve, acquit, exonerate, vindicate, accept, approve, endorse, sanction
Related Idioms: bring charges (against), point the finger at, prefer charges (against)
Related Words: blame, censure, criticize, denounce, reprobate, complain

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English Thesaurus: accuse, allege, charge, indic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ac‧cuse W3 /əˈkjuːz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: accusation, the accused, accuser; verb: accuse; adverb: accusingly; adjective: accusing]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: acuser, from Latin accusare 'to call someone to explain their actions', from ad- 'to' + causa 'lawsuit, cause']
to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
accuse somebody of (doing) something
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of lying.
The professor stands accused of (=has been accused of) stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.
—accuser noun [countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

accuse
verb
ADV. practically, virtually She practically accused me of starting the fire!
falsely, unjustly, wrongly | angrily | openly, publicly They openly accused her of dishonesty.
VERB + ACCUSE cannot/could not You can't accuse me of being selfish.
PREP. of No one could ever accuse this government of not caring about the poor.
PHRASES stand accused of He stands accused of murdering his wife and children.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

accuse to say that you believe that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad:
Two women have been accused of kidnapping a newborn baby.
Are you accusing me of lying?
allege /əˈledʒ/ to accuse someone of doing something, although this has not been proved:
He alleged that the other man had attacked him first.
charge if the police charge someone, they officially tell that person that they are believed to be guilty of a crime and that they must go to court:
She was charged with murder.
indict American English law to officially accuse someone of a crime so that they will be judged in court under the American legal system:
He was indicted on charges of fraud.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲