Meaning & use
accuses
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Charges someone with a fault or offense; claims that someone has done something wrong (the third-person singular of 'accuse').
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The report accuses the company of falsifying safety records.
He accuses his brother of stealing the missing money.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'accusare,' to call to account, the root shared with 'accusation' and 'accusatory.'
Words with a similar meaning
chargesblamesindicts
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Words with an opposite meaning
exoneratesabsolves
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