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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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Long before news broke of lawsuits alleging a widespread State Farm bad faith scheme to wrongly deny Oklahoma hail claims, Coppermark’s petition accused insurance companies and the insurance department of working in cahoots.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
She was accused on Monday of having accidentally activated a website for a future campaign to lead the Labour Party.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
In October, authorities filed a superseding indictment against 21-year-old Baron Cain Martin of Arizona, accusing him of membership in 764 and other groups and exploiting children – including a 13-year-old girl who carved swastikas into her body at his direction.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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