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acusar.

to accuse, charge, indict

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/akuˈsaɾ/[a.kuˈsaɾ]
  1. to accuse, charge, indict

    transitive
    acusar por gran jurado
    Le acusaron de homicidio.
  2. to criminate

    transitive
  3. to arraign

    transitive
  4. to prosecute

    transitive
  5. to acknowledge (to notify sender of having received)

    transitive
    acusar recibo
  6. to confess

    reflexive
  7. to show; to show signs of

    also · reflexive
  8. to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish acusar, from Latin accūsāre. Whether it was inherited or an early borrowing is disputed by some, but it appeared as early as El Cid in Old Spanish and there is no phonological reason to consider it a borrowing.

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