• (RP) enPR: əkyo͞ozʹ, IPA: /əˈkjuːz/
• (America) IPA: /əˈkjuz/

accuse (accuses, present participle accusing; past and past participle accused)

1. (transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Romans 2:15 ↗:

     {...}} and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.

2. (transitive, law) to charge with having committed a crime or offence
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Acts 24:13 ↗:

     Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

   For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.

   Synonyms: charge, indict, impeach, arraign

3. (intransitive) to make an accusation against someone

   Synonyms: blame, censure, reproach, criminate

• French: accuser
• German: beschuldigen, anklagen
• Italian: accusare
• Portuguese: acusar
• Russian: вини́ть
• Spanish: acusar, denunciar

accuse (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Accusation.