Part 103

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Accuse</er>, <er>Charge</er>, <er>Impeach</er>, <er>Arraign</er>. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To <i>accuse</i> is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to <i>accuse</i> of treason. <i>Charge</i> is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies; as, to <i>charge</i> with dishonesty or falsehood. To <i>arraign</i> is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to <i>arraign</i> one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To <i>impeach</i> is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to <i>impeach</i> a minister of high crimes. Both <i>impeach</i> and <i>arraign</i> convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.</usage>

<h1>Accused</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cused"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Charged with offense; <as>as, an <ex>accused</ex> person</as>.</def>

<note>Commonly used substantively; as, the <i>accused</i>, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.</note>

<h1>Accusement</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cuse"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>acusement</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Accuser</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>acuser</ets>, <ets>accusour</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>acuseor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accusator</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.</def>

<h1>Accusingly</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an accusing manner.</def>

<h1>Accustom</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Accustomed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Accustoming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>acostumer</ets>, <ets>acustumer</ets>, F. <ets>accoutumer</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>costume</ets>, F. <ets>coutume</ets>, custom. See <er>Custom</er>.]</ety> <def>To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with <i>to</i>.</def>

<blockquote>I shall always fear that he who <b>accustoms</b> himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. <i>Adventurer.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train.</syn>

<h1>Accustom</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To be wont.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Carew.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cohabit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>We with the best men <b>accustom</b> openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Accustom</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Custom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Accustomable</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Habitual; customary; wonted.</def> "<i>Accustomable</i> goodness."

<i>Latimer.</i>

<h1>Accustomably</h1> <Xpage=14>