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Collocations for accuse - verb

ADVERB

falsely, unjustly, wrongfully, wrongly
angrily
openly, publicly
They openly accused her of dishonesty.
practically, virtually
She practically accused me of starting the fire!

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VERB + accuse

cannot
You couldn't accuse him of being selfish.

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PREPOSITION

of
No one could ever accuse this government of not caring about the poor.

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PHRASES

stand accused of
He stands accused of murdering his wife and children.

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Accuse is used with these nouns as the subject:
critic, report, side

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Accuse is used with these nouns as the object:
defendant, media, minister

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