| accuse | (verb) bring an accusation against; level a charge against | Synonyms: criminate, impeach, incriminate |
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| (verb) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against | Synonyms: charge |
| accused | (noun) a defendant in a criminal proceeding | - |
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| accuser | (noun) someone who imputes guilt or blame | - |
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| excuse | (noun) a poor example | Synonyms: apology |
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| (noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | Synonyms: alibi, exculpation, self-justification |
| (noun) a note explaining an absence | - |
| (verb) accept an excuse for | Synonyms: pardon |
| (verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | Synonyms: apologise, apologize, rationalise, rationalize |
| (verb) excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | Synonyms: condone |
| (verb) serve as a reason or cause or justification of | Synonyms: explain |
| (verb) grant exemption or release to | Synonyms: exempt, let off, relieve |
| (verb) ask for permission to be released from an engagement | Synonyms: beg off |
| excused | (adjective) granted exemption | - |
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| excuser | (noun) a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | Synonyms: forgiver, pardoner |
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| focused | (adjective) being in focus or brought into focus | Synonyms: focussed |
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| (adjective) of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image | - |
| (adjective) (of light rays) converging on a point | Synonyms: focussed |
| lobscuse | (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | Synonyms: lobscouse, scouse |
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| recuse | (verb) challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | - |
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| (verb) disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case | - |
| unexcused | (adjective) not excused | - |
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| unfocused | (adjective) (of an image) not being in or brought into focus | Synonyms: unfocussed |
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| (adjective) not concentrated at one point or upon one objective | Synonyms: unfocussed |