Meaning & use
accuse
To claim that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime.
See it in a sentence
The prosecutor accused the defendant of stealing money from the company.
She accused her brother of eating the last slice of cake.
A note on using this word
Accuse is followed by 'of', not an infinitive: accuse someone of lying, not accuse someone to lie.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
defendexonerate
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