accuse
verb
[ əˈkjuːz ]
• charge (someone) with an offence or crime.
• "he was accused of murdering his wife's lover"
Similar:
charge with,
indict for,
arraign for,
take to court for,
put on trial for,
bring to trial for,
prosecute for,
summons,
cite,
make accusations about,
lay charges against,
file charges against,
prefer charges against,
impeach for,
inculpate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
