Definitions
Say that someone did something wrong or illegal.
Word origin
First attested around 1300. From Middle English acusen, from Old French acuser, from Latin accūsō (“to call to account, accuse”), from ad (“to”) + causa (“cause, lawsuit, reason”). Akin to cause. Displaced native English bewray.
Used in a sentence
“[…] and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.”
“We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms when their differences might have involved the Powers of Europe in contention.”
“For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Charge with wrongdoing”6 letters
02“Blame”6 letters
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