accuse

11 plus vocabulary word for grammar school entrance exams

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Learn the meaning of accuse with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

accuse

(verb)

Meaning

to say someone did something wrong

Example

"The teacher decided to accuse the student of cheating after catching him with answers."

Synonyms

blamechargeindict

Antonyms

defendabsolve

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'accusare', meaning to call to account.
Related word forms
  • verb: accused
  • noun: accusation