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accuse
English
Etymology
First attested around 1300. From Middle English acusen, from Old French acuser, from Latin acc?s? (“to call to account, accuse”), from ad (“to”) + causa (“cause, lawsuit, reason”). Akin to cause. Displaced native English bewray.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?kyo?oz?, IPA(key): /??kju?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /??kjuz/
- Rhymes: -u?z
- Hyphenation: ac?cuse
Verb
accuse (third-person singular simple present accuses, present participle accusing, simple past and past participle accused)
- (transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
- (transitive, law, followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
- Synonyms: charge, indict, impeach, arraign
- (intransitive) to make an accusation against someone
- Synonyms: blame, censure, reproach, criminate
Usage notes
- (legal): When used this way accused is followed by the word of.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
accuse (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Accusation.
Further reading
- accuse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- accuse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- accuse at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- cuecas
French
Verb
accuse
- first-person singular present indicative of accuser
- third-person singular present indicative of accuser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of accuser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of accuser
- second-person singular imperative of accuser
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uze
Noun
accuse f
- plural of accusa
Portuguese
Verb
accuse
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of accusar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of accusar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of accusar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of accusar
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allegate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æl??e?t/
Etymology 1
Back-formation from allegation.
Verb
allegate (third-person singular simple present allegates, present participle allegating, simple past and past participle allegated)
- (rare, nonstandard) To make an allegation of; to allege.
Related terms
- allege
Translations
Etymology 2
A confusion of allocate with delegate.
Verb
allegate (third-person singular simple present allegates, present participle allegating, simple past and past participle allegated)
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To delegate.
Italian
Adjective
allegate
- feminine plural of allegato
Anagrams
- legatela
Latin
Verb
all?g?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of all?g?
allegate From the web:
- what does allegation mean
- what is a allegation
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