accuse

What should be the correct spelling of the word accuse, what does it mean? What is the etymological origin of this word? In this content, you can find some sample sentences, idioms and proverbs that contain the word accuse.

This word consists of 6 letters and is spelled as "A-C-C-U-S-E". It has 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

How do you spell accuse

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accuse

verb

How to pronunciation accuse: ə-ˈkyüz

What does Accuse Mean?

What does accuse meaning in English

1. To charge with a crime. It requires the particle of before the subject of accusation. He stripp’d the bears-foot of its leafy growth; And, calling western winds accus’d the spring of sloth. Dryden’s Virgil, Georg. iv. l. 20
   
2. The professors are accused of all the ill practices which may seem to be the ill consequences of their principles. Add. on Italy.
   
3. It sometimes admits the particle for. Never send up a leg of a fowl at supper, while there is a cat or dog in the house, that can be accused for running away with it: But, if there happen to be neither, you must lay it upon the rats, or a strange greyhound. Swift’s Directions to the Cook.
   
4. To blame or censure, in opposition to applause or justification. Their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another. Rom. ii. 1
   
5. Your valour would your sloth too much accuse, And therefore, like themselves, they princes choose. Dryden’s Tyrannick Love.

Other definitions for accuse

The definition of 'accuse' is: to charge with a fault or offense : blame

How many syllables does "accuse" have?

Want to know how to spell accuse, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "accuse consists of 2 syllables and is spelled "ə-ˈkyüz".

Synonyms for accuse:

There are synonyms for 'accuse'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'accuse':

Some words similar to "accuse"

• accused
• accuser
• accuses
• accurse
• accusers
• accusé
• accumb
• accursed
• excuse
• accede

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How many points in scrabble for accuse

How many points is the word "accuse" in Scrabble? Is "accuse" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.