put the blame on

verb

To blame a particular named person.

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Meanings

verbput the blame on (third-person singular simple present puts the blame on, present participle putting the blame on, simple past and past participle put the blame on)

present singular third person puts the blame on · participle present putting the blame on

  1. To blame a particular named person.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
accuseblamefault

Translations

Finnish syyttää, pitää syyllisenä
  • syyttääto blame someone
  • pitää syyllisenäto blame someone
French rejeter la faute
  • rejeter la fauteto blame someone
Tagalog ibato ang sisi, pagbalingan ng sisi
  • ibato ang sisito blame someone
  • pagbalingan ng sisito blame someone
Welsh taro'r bai ar
  • taro'r bai arto blame someone
Cite this entry
APA

put the blame on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20blame%20on

MLA

“put the blame on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20blame%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the blame on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20blame%20on.

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