accused; accusing
1
: to charge with a fault or offense : blame
He accused her of being disloyal.
2
: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process
He was accused of murder.
: to bring an accusation
Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Later in 2022, Miller was accused of grooming two children and of burglarizing a home in Vermont.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 27 May 2025
Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos are accused of failing to prevent minors from accessing adult content.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had openly accused China of supplying Russia with weapons.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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accuse
verb
ac·cuse
ə-ˈkyüz 
accused; accusing
: to blame for wrongdoing : to charge with a fault and especially with a crime
accuser
noun
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