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ACCUSE

\ɐkjˈuːz], \ɐkjˈuːz], \ɐ_k_j_ˈuː_z]\

Definitions of ACCUSE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
To betray; to show. [L.]

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
To betray; to show. [L.]

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To charge with guilt; to find fault with.
Accuser.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To bring a charge against: to blame: to indicate: to evince : to show: to manifest. "Amphialus answered...with such excusing himself that more and more accused his love to Philoclea."-Sir P. Sidney.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To bring a charge against.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To charge with fault or error; censure; make accusation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To charge with a crime or fault; to blame.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To charge with a crime or fault; to blame.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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