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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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
7 July 2026
Prosecutors on July 6 will begin laying out their evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Saturday, July 4, at Oak Island, and the SUV driver is accused of being impaired, the Oak Island Police Department said in a July 5 news release.
—
Mark Price
july 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2026
The complaint also accuses G-MAC of violating Title IX, a federal law that commands gender equity in college sports.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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