reaccuse

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verb

To accuse again.

OriginEnglish accuse ← Middle English acusen ← Old French acuser →
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Meanings

verbreaccuse (third-person singular simple present reaccuses, present participle reaccusing, simple past and past participle reaccused)

present singular third person reaccuses · participle present reaccusing · participle past reaccused · past reaccused

  1. transitiveTo accuse again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  11. Old Latincaussa
  12. Latincausa
  13. Latinaccūsāre
  14. Old Frenchacuser
  15. Middle Englishacusen
  16. Englishaccuse
  17. Englishreaccuse

From re- + accuse.

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APA

reaccuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccuse

MLA

“reaccuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaccuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccuse.

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