Vocabulary
Accuse
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
charge (someone) with an offence or crime.
Urdu meaning
الزام لگانا، قصور وار ٹھہرانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Perversely, this legislative effort seems to be aimed at achieving the same `clout` that those they accuse of spreading `obscenity` also seek.
- So next time we hear a reciter, poet or orator raise these issues during Muharram and Safar, we must not accuse them of mixing `politics` with a purely religious matter.
- The country`s opposition parties accuse him of abusing his powers to subvert the political system and deny the people`s mandate.
Synonyms
charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for
Antonyms
absolve, clear, exonerate
Curator example
“he was accused of murdering his wife’s lover”
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