English-Thai Dictionary
accumulate
VI เก็บ สะสม สะสม เก็บ สั่งสม keb-sa-som
accumulate
VT เก็บ สะสม สะสม เก็บ สั่งสม collect heap store keb-sa-som
accumulation
N การ เก็บ สะสม การ พอกพูน การ รวมตัวกัน มากขึ้น การ เพิ่มจำนวน มากขึ้น collection kan-keb-sa-som
accumulation
N การ เพิ่ม ของ ผลกำไร kan-phoem-khong-phon-kam-rai
accumulation
N ของ ที่เก็บ สะสม ของ ที่ รวบรวม ไว้ heap khong-tee-keb-sa-som
accumulative
A ที่ เพิ่มพูน tee-perm-poon
accumulator
N การ เพิ่มพูน kan-perm-poon
accuracy
N ความระมัดระวัง ความสามารถ ที่จะ หลีกเลี่ยง ข้อผิดพลาด khwam-raa-mat-raa-wang
accuracy
N ความแม่นยำ ความถูกต้อง ความเที่ยงตรง exactness precision khwam-maen-yam
accurate
ADJ ถูกต้อง แน่นอน แม่นยำ ไร้ ข้อผิดพลาด correct precise tuk-tong
accurate
ADJ ระมัดระวัง เที่ยงตรง raa-mat-ra-wang
accurately
ADV อย่างแม่นยำ อย่างถูกต้อง อย่าง เที่ยงตรง correctly precisely exactly certainly yang-man-yam
accurse
VT สาปแช่ง sab-chaeng
accurst
A ถูก สาปแช่ง took-sab-chaeng
accusation
N การกล่าวหา การประณาม การหาเหตุ indictment accusal arraignment kan-klao-ha
accusation
N ข้อกล่าวหา ข้อหา คำกล่าวหา charge indictment allegation kho-klao-ha
accusative
A ซึ่ง กล่าวหา seung-klaw-ha
accusatory
A ซึ่ง กล่าวหา seung-klaw-ha
accuse
VT กล่าวหา กล่าวโทษ ปรักปรำ blame charge klao-ha
accuse
VT ฟ้องร้อง ฟ้องศาล charge fong-rong
accuse of
PHRV กล่าวหา ว่า กล่าวหา klao-ha-wa
accused
ADJ ซึ่ง ถูก กล่าวหา หรือ ฟ้องร้อง arraigned indicted blamed sueng-thuk-klao-ha-rue-fong-rong
accused
N ผู้ต้องหา จำเลย ผู้ ถูก กล่าวหา phu-tong-ha
accuser
N ผู้กล่าวหา โจทก์ ผู้ ฟ้อง ผู้ ฟ้องร้อง prosecutor plaintiff objector phu-klao-ha
accustom
VT ทำให้ คุ้นเคย ทำ ให เคยชิน habituate tam-hai-khun-kei
accustom to
PHRV เคยชิน กับ ชิน กับ ทำให้ ชิน กับ habituate to use to koei-chin-kab
accustomed
ADJ คุ้นเคย เคยชิน เป็นประจำ habitual usual customary khun-kei
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ACCUBATION
n.[L. accubatio, a reclingin, from ad and cubo, to lie down. See Cube. ] A lying or reclining on a couch, as the ancients at their meals. The manner was to recline on low beds or couches with the head resting on a pillow or on the elbow. Two or three men lay on one bed, the feet of one extended behind the back of another. This practice was not permitted among soldiers, children and servants; nor was it known, until luxury had corrupted manners.
ACCUMB
v.i.[L. accumbo; ad and cubo. ] To recline as at table. [Not used. ]
ACCUMBENCY
n.State of being accumbent or reclining.
ACCUMBENT
a.[L. accumbens, accumbo, from cubo. See Accubation. ] Leaning or reclining, as the ancients at their meals.
ACCUMULATE
v.t.[L. accumulo, ad and cumulo, to heap; cumulus a heap. ] 1. To heap up; to pile; to amass; as, to accumulate earth or stones.
2. To collect or bring together; as to accumulate causes of misery; to accumulate wealth.
ACCUMULATE
v.i.To grow to a great size, number or quantity; to increase greatly; as public evils accumulate.
ACCUMULATE
a.Collected into a mass, or quantity.
ACCUMULATED
pp. Collected into a heap or great quantity.
ACCUMULATING
ppr. Heaping up; amassing; increasing greatly.
ACCUMULATION
n. 1. The act of accumulating; the state of being accumulated; an amassing; a collecting together; as an accumulation of earth or of evils.
2. In law, the concurrence of several titles to the same thing, or of several circumstances to the same proof.
3. In Universities, an accumulation of degrees, is the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual, or than is allowed by the rules.
ACCUMULATIVE
a.That accumulates; heaping up; accumulating.
ACCUMULATOR
n.One that accumulates, gathers, or amasses.
ACCURACY
n.[L. accuratio, from accurare, to take care of; ad and curare, to take care; cura, care. See Care. ] 1. Exactness; exact conformity to truth; or to a rule or model; freedom from mistake; nicety; correctness; precision which results from care. The accuracy of ideas or opinions is conformity to truth. The value of testimony depends on its accuracy; copies of legal instruments should be taken with accuracy.
2. Closeness; tightness; as a tube sealed with accuracy.
ACCURATE
a.[L. accuratus.] 1. In exact conformity to truth, or to a standard or rule, or to a model; free from failure, error, or defect; as an accurate account; accurate measure; an accurate expression.
2. Determinate; precisely fixed; as, one body may not have a very accurate influence on another.
3. Close; perfectly tight; as an accurate sealing or luting.
ACCURATELY
adv. 1. Exactly; in an accurate manner; with precision; without error or defect; as a writing accurately copied.
2. Closely; so as to be perfectly tight; as a vial accurately stopped.
ACCURATENESS
n.Accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
ACCURSE
v.t.accurs', [Ac for ad and curse. ] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon. [This verb is rarely used. See Curse. ]
ACCURSED
pp. or a. 1. Doomed to destruction or misery:
The city shall be accursed. Joshua 6:17.
2. Separated from the faithful; cast out of the church; excommunicated.
I could wish myself accursed from Christ.
3. Worthy of the curse; detestable; execrable.
Keep from the accursed thing. Joshua 6:18.
Hence,
4. Wicked; malignant in the extreme.
ACCUSABLE
a.That may be accused; chargeable with a crime; blamable; liable to censure; followed by of.
ACCUSANT
n.One who accuses.
ACCUSATION
n. 1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.
2. The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge.
They set over his head his accusation. Matthew 27:37.
ACCUSATIVE
a.A term given to a case of nouns, in Grammars, on which the action of a verb terminates or falls; called in English Grammar the objective case.
ACCUSATIVELY
adv. 1. In an accusative manner.
2. In relation to the accusative case in Grammar.
ACCUSATORY
a.Accusing; containing an accusation; as an accusatory libel.
ACCUSE
v.t.[L. accuso, to blame or accuse; ad and causor, to blame, or accuse; causa, blame, suit, or process, cause. See Cause. ] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed a crime, either by plaint, or complaint, information, indictment, or impeachment; to charge with an offense against the laws, judicially or by a public process; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor.
2. To charge with a fault; to blame.
Their thoughts, in the meanwhile, accusing or excusing one another. Romans 2:15.
It is followed by of before the subject of accusation; the use of for after this verb is illegitimate.
ACCUSED
pp. Charged with a crime, by a legal process; charged with an offense; blamed.
ACCUSER
n.One who accuses or blames; an officer who prefers an accusation against another for some offense, in the name of the government, before a tribunal that has cognizance of the offense.
ACCUSING
ppr. Charging with a crime; blaming.
ACCUSTOM
v.t. To make familiar by use; to form a habit by practice; to habituate or inure; as to accustom one's self to a spare diet.
ACCUSTOM
v.i. 1. To be wont, or habituated to do anything. [Little used. ]
2. To cohabit. [Not used. ]
ACCUSTOM
n.Custom. [Not used. ]
ACCUSTOMABLE
a.Of long custom; habitual; customary. [Little used. ]
ACCUSTOMABLY
adv. According to custom or habit. [Little used. ]
ACCUSTOMANCE
n.Custom; habitual use or practice. [Not used. ]
ACCUSTOMARILY
adv. According to custom or common practice. [See Customarily. ] [Little used. ]
ACCUSTOMARY
a.Usual; customary [See Customary. ] [Little used. ]
ACCUSTOMED
pp. 1. Being familiar by use; habituated; inured.
2. a. Usual; often practiced; as in their accustomed manner.
ACCUSTOMING
ppr. Making familiar by practice; inuring.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ACCUBATION
Ac `cu *ba "tion, n. Etym: [L. accubatio, for accubatio, fr. accubare to recline; ad + cubare to lie down. See Accumb. ]
Defn: The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
ACCUMB
Ac *cumb ", v. i. Etym: [L. accumbere; ad + cumbere (only in compounds )to lie down. ]
Defn: To recline, as at table. [Obs. ] Bailey.
ACCUMBENCY
ACCUMBENCY Ac *cum "ben *cy, n.
Defn: The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]
ACCUMBENT
ACCUMBENT Ac *cum "bent, a.
1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. The Roman. . accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. Gray. Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton.
ACCUMBENT
ACCUMBENT Ac *cum "bent, n.
Defn: One who reclines at table.
ACCUMBER
ACCUMBER Ac *cum "ber, v. t.
Defn: To encumber. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
ACCUMULATE
Ac *cu "mu *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accumulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Accumulating. ] Etym: [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate. ]
Defn: To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.
Syn. -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.
ACCUMULATE
ACCUMULATE Ac *cu "mu *late, v. i.
Defn: To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Goldsmith.
ACCUMULATE
Ac *cu "mu *late, a. Etym: [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.]
Defn: Collected; accumulated. Bacon.
ACCUMULATION
Ac *cu `mu *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation. ]
1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
2. (Law )
Defn: The concurrence of several titles to the same proof. Accumulation of energy or power, the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored. -- An accumulation of degrees (Eng. Univ. ), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.
ACCUMULATIVE
ACCUMULATIVE Ac *cu "mu *la *tive, a.
Defn: Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. -- Ac *cu "mu *la *tive *ly, adv. -- Ac *cu "mu *la *tive *ness, n.
ACCUMULATOR
Ac *cu "mu *la `tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.
2. (Mech. )
Defn: An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.
3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
ACCURACY
Ac "cu *ra *cy (#; 277 ), n. Etym: [See Accurate. ]
Defn: The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy. The professed end [of logic ] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. Reid. The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. Lardner.
ACCURATE
Ac "cu *rate, a. Etym: [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure. ]
1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs. ] Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. Bacon.
Syn. -- Correct; exact; just; nice; particular. -- Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.
ACCURATELY
ACCURATELY Ac "cu *rate *ly, adv.
Defn: In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
ACCURATENESS
ACCURATENESS Ac "cu *rate *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
ACCURSE
Ac *curse ", v. t. Etym: [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse. ]
Defn: To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. And the city shall be accursed. Josh. vi. 17. Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Tennyson.
ACCURSED; ACCURST
ACCURSED; ACCURST Ac *cursed ", Ac *curst ", p. p. & a.
Defn: Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed. Shak. -- Ac *curs "ed *ly, adv. -- Ac *curs "ed *ness, n.
ACCUSABLE
Ac *cus "a *ble, a. Etym: [L. accusabilis: cf. F. accusable. ]
Defn: Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of.
ACCUSAL
ACCUSAL Ac *cus "al, n.
Defn: Accusation. [R.] Byron.
ACCUSANT
Ac *cus "ant, n. Etym: [L. accusans, p. pr. of accusare: cf. F.accusant. ]
Defn: An accuser. Bp. Hall.
ACCUSATION
Ac `cu *sa "tion, n. Etym: [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio,fr. accusare. See Accuse. ]
1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense. We come not by the way of accusation To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. Shak.
2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge. [They ] set up over his head his accusation. Matt. xxvii. 37.
Syn. -- Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
ACCUSATIVAL
ACCUSATIVAL Ac *cu `sa *ti "val, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the accusative case.
ACCUSATIVE
Ac *cu "sa *tive, a. Etym: [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2 ),fr. accusare. See Accuse. ]
1. Producing accusations; accusatory. "This hath been a very accusative age. " Sir E. Dering.
2. (Gram. )
Defn: Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns ) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.
ACCUSATIVE
ACCUSATIVE Ac *cu "sa *tive, n. (Gram. )
Defn: The accusative case.
ACCUSATIVELY
ACCUSATIVELY Ac *cu "sa *tive *ly, adv.
1. In an accusative manner.
2. In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
ACCUSATORIAL
ACCUSATORIAL Ac *cu `sa *to "ri *al, a.
Defn: Accusatory.
ACCUSATORIALLY
ACCUSATORIALLY Ac *cu `sa *to "ri *al *ly, adv.
Defn: By way accusation.
ACCUSATORY
Ac *cu "sa *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. accusatorius, fr. accusare.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel. Grote.
ACCUSE
ACCUSE Ac *cuse ", n.
Defn: Accusation. [Obs. ] Shak.
ACCUSE
Ac *cuse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accused; p. pr. & vb. n. Accusing. ]Etym: [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. Cause. ]
1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense; (Law )
Defn: to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; - - with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor. Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. Acts xxiv. 13.We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. Macaulay.
2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. Rom. ii. 15.
3. To betray; to show. Etym: [L.] Sir P. Sidney.
Syn. -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign. -- To Accuse, Charge, Impeach, Arraign. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively ) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason. Charge 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 charge with dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a person ) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.
ACCUSED
ACCUSED Ac *cused ", a.
Defn: Charged with offense; as, an accused person.
Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
ACCUSEMENT
Ac *cuse "ment, n. Etym: [OF. acusement. See Accuse. ]
Defn: Accusation. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
ACCUSER
Ac *cus "er, n. Etym: [OE. acuser, accusour; cf. OF. acuseor, fr. L.accusator, fr. accusare.]
Defn: One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
ACCUSINGLY
ACCUSINGLY Ac *cus "ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In an accusing manner.
ACCUSTOM
Ac *cus "tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accustomed; p. pr. & vb. n.Accustoming. ] Etym: [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F. accoutumer; à (L. ad ) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom. See Custom. ]
Defn: To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; - - with to. I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. Adventurer.
Syn. -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train.
ACCUSTOM
ACCUSTOM Ac *cus "tom, v. i.
1. To be wont. [Obs. ] Carew.
2. To cohabit. [Obs. ] We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries. Milton.
ACCUSTOM
ACCUSTOM Ac *cus "tom, n.
Defn: Custom. [Obs. ] Milton.
ACCUSTOMABLE
ACCUSTOMABLE Ac *cus "tom *a *ble, a.
Defn: Habitual; customary; wonted. "Accustomable goodness. " Latimer.
ACCUSTOMABLY
ACCUSTOMABLY Ac *cus "tom *a *bly, adv.
Defn: According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. Latimer.
ACCUSTOMANCE
Ac *cus "tom *ance, n. Etym: [OF. accoustumance, F. accoutumance. ]
Defn: Custom; habitual use. [Obs. ] Boyle.
ACCUSTOMARILY
ACCUSTOMARILY Ac *cus "tom *a *ri *ly, adv.
Defn: Customarily. [Obs. ]
ACCUSTOMARY
ACCUSTOMARY Ac *cus "tom *a *ry, a.
Defn: Usual; customary. [Archaic ] Featley.
ACCUSTOMED
ACCUSTOMED Ac *cus "tomed, a.
1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. "An accustomed action. " Shak.
2. Frequented by customers. [Obs. ] "A well accustomed shop. " Smollett.
ACCUSTOMEDNESS
ACCUSTOMEDNESS Ac *cus "tomed *ness, n.
Defn: Habituation. Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. Bp. Pearce.
New American Oxford Dictionary
acculturate
ac cul tur ate |əˈkəlCHəˌrāt əˈkəltʃəˌreɪt | ▶verb assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one: [ no obj. ] : those who have acculturated to the US | [ with obj. ] : the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff | (as adj. acculturated ) : an acculturated Cherokee. DERIVATIVES ac cul tur a tion |əˌkəlCHəˈrāSHən |noun, ac cul tur a tive |-ərətiv, -əˌrātiv |adjective ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: from ac- + culture + -ate 1. The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th cent.
accumbent
ac cum bent |əˈkəmbənt | ▶adjective Botany (of a cotyledon ) lying edgewise against the folded radicle in the seed. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin accumbent- ‘reclining, ’ from accumbere, from ad- ‘to ’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie. ’
accumulate
ac cu mu late |əˈkyo͞omyəˌlāt əˈkjum (j )əˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence. • gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole ): her goal was to accumulate a huge fortune. • [ no obj. ] gather or build up: the toxin accumulated in their bodies. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin accumulat- ‘heaped up, ’ from the verb accumulare, from ad- ‘to ’ + cumulus ‘a heap. ’
accumulation
ac cu mu la tion |əˌkyo͞omyəˈlāSHən əˌkjum (j )əˈleɪʃən | ▶noun the acquisition or gradual gathering of something: the accumulation of wealth. • a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired: the accumulation of paperwork on her desk.
accumulative
ac cu mu la tive |əˈkyo͞omyələtiv, -ˌlātiv əˈkjum (j )ələdɪv | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] gathering or growing by gradual increases: the accumulative effects of pollution.
accumulator
ac cu mu la tor |əˈkyo͞omyəˌlātər əˈkjum (j )əˌleɪdər | ▶noun a person or thing that accumulates things: accumulator of capital. • Computing a register used to contain the results of an arithmetical or logical operation.
accuracy
ac cu ra cy |ˈakyərəsē ˈækjərəsi | ▶noun ( pl. accuracies ) the quality or state of being correct or precise: we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics | she hit the ball with great accuracy. • technical the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard: the accuracy of radiocarbon dating | accuracies of 50 –70 \%. Compare with precision.
accurate
ac cu rate |ˈakyərit ˈækjərət | ▶adjective 1 (of information, measurements, statistics, etc. ) correct in all details; exact: accurate information about the illness is essential | an accurate assessment. • (of an instrument or method ) capable of giving such information: an accurate thermometer. • faithfully or fairly representing the truth about someone or something: the portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozart. 2 (with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot ) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target: reliable, accurate rifles | a player who can deliver long accurate passes. DERIVATIVES ac cu rate ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin accuratus ‘done with care, ’ past participle of accurare, from ad- ‘toward ’ + cura ‘care. ’
accursed
ac curs ed |əˈkərst, əˈkərsid əˈkərsəd | ▶adjective 1 literary under a curse: the Angel of Death walks this accursed house. 2 [ attrib. ] informal, dated used to express strong dislike of or anger toward someone or something: those accursed books! ORIGIN Middle English: past participle of obsolete accurse, from a- (expressing intensity ) + curse .
accusal
ac cu sal |əˈkyo͞ozəl əˈkjuzəl | ▶noun another term for accusation.
accusation
ac cu sa tion |ˌakyəˈzāSHən, ˌakyo͞o -ˌækjuˈzeɪʃən | ▶noun a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: accusations of bribery. • the action or process of making such a charge or claim: there was accusation in Brian's voice. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio (n- ), from accusare ‘call to account ’ (see accuse ).
accusative
ac cu sa tive |əˈkyo͞ozətiv əˈkjuzədɪv |Grammar ▶adjective relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that expresses the object of an action or the goal of motion. ▶noun a word in the accusative case. • (the accusative ) the accusative case. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin casus ) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal ) case, ’ translating Greek ( (ptōsis ) aitiatikē ‘(the case ) showing cause. ’
accusatorial
ac cu sa to ri al |əˌkyo͞ozəˈtôrēəl əˌkjuzəˈtɔriəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Law (esp. of a trial or legal procedure ) involving accusation by a prosecutor and a verdict reached by an impartial judge or jury. Often contrasted with inquisitorial.
accusatory
ac cu sa to ry |əˈkyo͞ozəˌtôrē əˈkjuzəˌtɔri | ▶adjective indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong: he pointed an accusatory finger in her direction.
accuse
ac cuse |əˈkyo͞oz əˈkjuz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] charge (someone ) with an offense or crime: he was accused of murdering his wife's lover. • claim that (someone ) has done something wrong: he was accused of favoritism. DERIVATIVES ac cus er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account, ’ from ad- ‘toward ’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit. ’
accused
ac cused |əˈkyo͞ozd əˈkjuzd | ▶noun [ treated as sing. ] (or pl. the accused ) a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime: the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges.
accusing
ac cus ing |əˈkyo͞oziNG əˈkjuzɪŋ | ▶adjective (of an expression, gesture, or tone of voice ) indicating a belief in someone's guilt or culpability: she stared at him with accusing eyes. DERIVATIVES ac cus ing ly adverb
accustom
ac cus tom |əˈkəstəm əˈkəstəm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone or something ) accept something as normal or usual: I accustomed my eyes to the lenses | they tried to accustom him to their lighthearted ways. • (be accustomed to ) be used to: my eyes gradually became accustomed to the darkness. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French acostumer, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at ’) + costume ‘custom. ’
accustomed
ac cus tomed |əˈkəstəmd əˈkəstəmd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] customary or usual: his accustomed route.
Oxford Dictionary
acculturate
acculturate |əˈkʌltʃəreɪt | ▶verb assimilate to a different culture, typically the dominant one: [ no obj. ] : those who have acculturated to the United States | [ with obj. ] : the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff. DERIVATIVES acculturation |-ˈreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, acculturative |-rətɪv |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from ac- + culture + -ate 3. The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th cent.
accumbent
accumbent |əˈkʌmb (ə )nt | ▶adjective Botany (of a cotyledon ) lying edgeways against the folded radicle in the seed. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin accumbent- ‘reclining ’, from accumbere, from ad- ‘to ’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie ’.
accumulate
accumulate |əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence. • gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole ): her goal was to accumulate a huge fortune. • [ no obj. ] gather; build up: the toxin accumulated in their bodies. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin accumulat- ‘heaped up ’, from the verb accumulare, from ad- ‘to ’ + cumulus ‘a heap ’.
accumulation
ac ¦cu ¦mu |la ¦tion |əkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the acquisition or gradual gathering of something: the accumulation of wealth. • [ count noun ] a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired: the accumulation of paperwork on her desk.
accumulative
accumulative |əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv | ▶adjective gathering or growing by gradual increases: the accumulative effects of pollution.
accumulator
ac ¦cu ¦mu |la ¦tor |əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtə | ▶noun a person or thing that accumulates, in particular: • Brit. a large rechargeable electric cell. • Brit. a bet placed on a series of races (or other events ), the winnings and stake from each being placed on the next: an eight-horse accumulator. • Computing a register used to contain the results of an arithmetical or logical operation.
accuracy
ac ¦cur |acy |ˈakjʊrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. accuracies ) [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being correct or precise: we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics. • technical the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard: the accuracy of radiocarbon dating | [ count noun ] : accuracies of 50 –70 per cent. Compare with precision.
accurate
accurate |ˈakjʊrət | ▶adjective 1 (especially of information, measurements, or predictions ) correct in all details; exact: accurate information about the illness is essential | an accurate assessment. • (of an instrument or method ) capable of giving accurate information: an accurate thermometer. • providing a faithful representation of someone or something: the portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozart. 2 (with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot ) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target: reliable, accurate rifles | a player who can deliver long accurate passes to the wingers. DERIVATIVES accurately adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin accuratus ‘done with care ’, past participle of accurare, from ad- ‘towards ’ + cura ‘care ’.
accursed
accursed |əˈkəːsɪd, əˈkəːst | ▶adjective literary 1 under a curse: the Angel of Death walks this accursed house. 2 [ attrib. ] used to express strong dislike of or anger at someone or something: this accursed country! ORIGIN Middle English: past participle of obsolete accurse, from a- (expressing intensity ) + curse .
accurst
ac |curst ▶adjective archaic spelling of accursed.
accusal
ac |cusal |əˈkjuːz (ə )l | ▶noun less common term for accusation.
accusation
ac ¦cus |ation |akjʊˈzeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: accusations of bribery. • [ mass noun ] the action or process of accusing someone: there was accusation in Brian's voice. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio (n- ), from accusare ‘call to account ’ (see accuse ).
accusative
accusative |əˈkjuːzətɪv |Grammar ▶adjective (in Latin, Greek, German, and some other languages ) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives which expresses the object of an action or the goal of motion. ▶noun a word in the accusative case. • (the accusative ) the accusative case. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin ( casus ) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal ) case ’, translating Greek (ptōsis ) aitiatikē ‘(the case ) showing cause ’.
accusatorial
accusatorial |əˌkjuːzəˈtɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective Law (of a trial or legal procedure ) involving accusation by a prosecutor and a verdict reached by an impartial judge or jury. Compare with adversarial, inquisitorial.
accusatory
accusatory |əˈkjuːzət (ə )ri | ▶adjective indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong: he pointed an accusatory finger in her direction.
accuse
ac ¦cuse |əˈkjuːz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often accuse someone of ) charge (someone ) with an offence or crime: he was accused of murdering his wife's lover. • claim that (someone ) has done something wrong: he was accused of favouritism. DERIVATIVES accuser noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account ’, from ad- ‘towards ’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit ’.
accused
ac |cused |əˈkjuːzd | ▶noun (the accused ) [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.
accusing
ac |cus ¦ing |əˈkjʊːziŋ | ▶adjective (of an expression, gesture, or tone of voice ) indicating a belief in someone's guilt or culpability: she stared at him with accusing eyes. DERIVATIVES accusingly adverb
accustom
ac ¦cus |tom |əˈkʌstəm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (accustom someone /thing to ) make someone or something accept (something ) as normal or usual: I accustomed my eyes to the lenses | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : sixth-form education is supposed to accustom pupils to think for themselves. • (be accustomed to ) be used to: I am not accustomed to having my word questioned. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French acostumer, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at ’) + costume ‘custom ’.
accustomed
ac ¦cus |tomed |əˈkʌstəmd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] customary; usual: his accustomed route.
American Oxford Thesaurus
accumulate
accumulate verb he has accumulated thousands of frequent-flier miles | mother whales transfer chemicals accumulated in their tissue to their offspring during gestation: gather, collect, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, store (up ), hoard, cumulate, lay in /up; increase, mass, multiply, accrue, snowball; run up; informal stash (away ). ANTONYMS dissipate.
accumulation
accumulation noun the accumulation of illegal funds | an accumulation of debris: buildup, mass, pile, heap, stack, collection, stock, store, stockpile, reserve, hoard; amassing, gathering, cumulation, accrual, accretion.
accuracy
accuracy noun the accuracy of their lead story is being questioned: correctness, precision, preciseness, exactness, exactitude; factuality, literalness, fidelity, faithfulness, truth, truthfulness, veracity, closeness, authenticity, realism, verisimilitude.
accurate
accurate adjective 1 accurate information | an accurate representation of the situation: correct, precise, exact, right, error-free, perfect; factual, fact-based, literal, faithful, true, truthful, true to life, authentic, realistic; informal on the mark, bang on, on the money, on the button; formal veracious. 2 an accurate shot: well-aimed, on target, unerring, deadly, lethal, sure, true, on the mark.
accursed
accursed adjective dated 1 that accursed woman: hateful, detestable, loathsome, foul, abominable, damnable, odious, obnoxious, despicable, horrible, horrid, ghastly, awful, dreadful, terrible; annoying, irritating, vile, infuriating, exasperating; informal damned, damn, blasted, pesky, pestilential, infernal, beastly. ANTONYMS pleasant. 2 literary he and his line are accursed: cursed, damned, doomed, condemned, ill-fated, ill-omened, jinxed. ANTONYMS blessed.
accusation
accusation noun he denied the accusations of bending the rules to obtain the grants: allegation, charge, claim, assertion, imputation; indictment, arraignment, incrimination, recrimination, inculpation; suit, lawsuit, impeachment; informal rap.
accuse
accuse verb 1 four people were accused of assault: charge with, indict for, arraign for; summons for, cite for, prefer charges against for; impeach for. ANTONYMS absolve, exonerate. 2 the companies were accused of causing job losses: blame for, lay /pin the blame on for, hold responsible for, inculpate for, hold accountable for; condemn for, criticize for, denounce for; informal point the finger at for. ANTONYMS defend, hold blameless.
accustom
accustom verb she couldn't accustom herself to city life: adapt to, adjust to, acclimatize to, acclimate to, habituate oneself to, accommodate oneself to, acculturate to; reconcile oneself to, become reconciled to, get used to, come to terms with, learn to live with, become inured to.
accustomed
accustomed adjective 1 his accustomed lifestyle: customary, usual, normal, habitual, regular, routine, ordinary, typical, traditional, established, common, general; literary wonted. 2 she's accustomed to hard work: used to, habituated to, acclimatized to, no stranger to, familiar with, acquainted with, in the habit of, experienced in. ANTONYMS unfamiliar.
Oxford Thesaurus
accumulate
accumulate verb he accumulated considerable wealth | the drug accumulates in the heart muscles: gather, collect, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, rack up, run up, scrape together, store (up ), hoard, cumulate, lay in /up, garner; mass, increase, multiply, accrue, snowball; Brit. tot up; informal stash (away ). ANTONYMS dissipate.
accumulation
accumulation noun 1 the accumulation of money: amassing, building up, build-up, collection, gathering, assembling, assembly, stockpiling, hoarding, cumulation, accrual; rare amassment. ANTONYMS dissipation. 2 an accumulation of rubbish: mass, build-up, pile, heap, stack, collection, gathering, stock, store, stockpile, reserve, hoard, bank, pool, fund, mine, reservoir, cumulation, accrual, aggregation, accretion, agglomerate, agglomeration.
accuracy
accuracy noun 1 we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics: correctness, precision, exactness, rightness, perfection, validity, unambiguousness, authority, reliability. ANTONYMS inaccuracy, inexactness. 2 the accuracy of his description was remarkable: factuality, literalness, correctness, fidelity, faithfulness, exactness, closeness, truth, truthfulness, veracity, authenticity, realism, verisimilitude, fairness; carefulness, strictness, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, thoroughness, scrupulousness, rigour; rare veridicality, scrupulosity. ANTONYMS inaccuracy, looseness. 3 she hit the ball with great accuracy: precision, carefulness, meticulousness. ANTONYMS inaccuracy, waywardness.
accurate
accurate adjective 1 accurate information: correct, precise, exact, right, errorless, error-free, without error, faultless, perfect, valid, specific, detailed, minute, explicit, clear-cut, word for word, unambiguous, meticulous, authoritative, reliable, canonical; Brit. informal spot on, bang on; N. Amer. informal on the money. ANTONYMS inaccurate, inexact. 2 an accurate description: factual, fact-based, literal, correct, faithful, exact, close, true, truthful, veracious, true to life, telling it like it is, as it really happened, lifelike, authentic, realistic, fair; convincing, careful, word-perfect, strict, conscientious, punctilious, painstaking, thorough, scrupulous, rigorous; informal on the mark, on the beam, on the nail, on the button; Brit. informal spot on, bang on; rare verisimilar, veristic, veridical. ANTONYMS inaccurate, loose. 3 an accurate shot: well aimed, precise, on target, unerring, deadly, lethal, sure, true, on the mark, careful, meticulous, painstaking, precision; Brit. informal spot on, bang on. ANTONYMS inaccurate, wayward. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD accurate, precise, exact All these words apply to information or statements that are correct. ■ An accurate statement or representation has been put together with great care and corresponds to the facts (he gave a frighteningly accurate description of her life | an accurate and intelligible technical drawing ). Both accurate and exact can be used to mean ‘providing a faithful representation ’ (an accurate description | an exact copy ). ■ Precise denotes minute attention to detail and implies that something can be measured or quantified. It draws a contrast with something that may be correct (or ‘accurate ’) but is more vague or approximate (we have no precise figures for possible job losses | he gave her precise directions on the route ). The common idiom to be precise is used to narrow the focus of a topic and give more detail (my parents live abroad —in North Borneo, to be precise ). ■ Exact emphasizes that something has been definitely identified, with no margin for vagueness or error (we may never know the exact number of deaths ), and an exact statement is one that is both precise and truthful. Unlike precise, exact is an adjective that cannot generally be modified by an adverb (one cannot say that something is ‘very exact ’), which underlines the sense of absoluteness and pinpoint detail. Both precise and exact are used for emphasis (at that precise moment | you can show me the exact spot ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
accurately
accurately adverb 1 they need to assess the age and numbers of whale stocks accurately: correctly, precisely, exactly, right, without error, faultlessly, perfectly, validly, specifically, in detail, minutely, explicitly, word for word, unambiguously, meticulously, authoritatively, reliably; Brit. informal spot on, bang on; N. Amer. informal on the money. ANTONYMS inaccurately, inexactly. 2 the Minister has accurately described the position: factually, literally, correctly, faithfully, exactly, closely, truly, truthfully, veraciously, like it is, as it really happened, authentically, realistically, fairly; convincingly, carefully, strictly, conscientiously, punctiliously, painstakingly, thoroughly, scrupulously, rigorously; rare veridically. ANTONYMS inaccurately, loosely. 3 the gun can shoot accurately at moving targets: precisely, with precise aim, on target, unerringly. ANTONYMS inaccurately, waywardly.
accursed
accursed adjective 1 informal that accursed woman: hateful, detestable, loathsome, foul, abominable, damnable, odious, obnoxious, despicable, execrable, horrible, horrid, ghastly, awful, dreadful, terrible; annoying, irritating, infuriating, exasperating; informal damned, damn, blasted, beastly, pesky, pestilential, infernal; archaic scurvy, loathly. ANTONYMS pleasant, nice. 2 literary he and his line are accursed. See cursed.
accusation
accusation noun the man's lawyer said the accusation was groundless: allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, attribution, incrimination, imputation, denouncement, indictment, arraignment, citation, inculpation, blame, condemnation, criticism, complaint; suit, lawsuit; Brit. plaint; N. Amer. impeachment, bill of indictment; N. Amer. informal beef.
accuse
accuse verb 1 four people were accused of assault: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for; summons, cite, make accusations about, lay charges against, file charges against, prefer charges against; N. Amer. impeach for; archaic inculpate. ANTONYMS absolve, clear, exonerate. 2 the companies have been accused of causing job losses: blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on someone for, hold accountable for, hold answerable for, condemn for, criticize for, denounce for; impute blame to, assign guilt to, attribute liability to, declare guilty; informal lay at the door of, point the finger at, stick on, pin on. ANTONYMS defend, hold blameless.
accustom
accustom verb she could not accustom herself to an altered way of life: adapt, adjust, acclimatize, attune, habituate, accommodate, assimilate, acculturate, inure, harden, condition, reconcile, become resigned, resign; get used to, come to terms with, come to accept, learn to live with, make familiar with, become acquainted with; find one's feet, get one's bearings, blend in, fit in; N. Amer. acclimate.
accustomed
accustomed adjective 1 the money would not have kept Nicholas in his accustomed lifestyle: customary, usual, normal, habitual, familiar, regular, routine, ordinary, typical, traditional, conventional, established, common, general, standard, prevailing, confirmed, fixed, set, settled, stock; literary wonted. ANTONYMS unusual, unaccustomed. 2 she is accustomed to being told what to do: used to, adapted, adjusted, habituated, hardened, no stranger to; familiar with, acquainted with, at home with, in the habit of, experienced in, versed in, conversant with. ANTONYMS unfamiliar, unused to.
French Dictionary
accu
accu n. m. nom masculin Forme abrégée familière de accumulateur. : Ses accus sont à plat.
accueil
accueil n. m. nom masculin 1 Manière d ’accueillir. : Il nous a réservé un excellent accueil. Faites-lui bon accueil. Merci de votre accueil aimable, bienveillant, chaleureux, cordial, courtois, sympathique. Un accueil distant, froid, glacial, réservé. 2 Réception (dans une entreprise, une organisation ). : Veuillez vous présenter à l ’accueil. Centre d ’accueil. Bâtiment situé à l ’entrée d ’un parc et où sont regroupés la plupart des services offerts aux visiteurs (GDT ). : Des centres d ’accueil bien aménagés. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec l ’orthographe en -euil de cerfeuil, fauteuil, etc. Note Orthographique acc uei l.
accueillant
accueillant , ante adj. adjectif Qui fait bon accueil. : Ces voisins sont très accueillants. SYNONYME hospitalier .
accueillir
accueillir v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Recevoir bien ou mal. : Ils les ont accueillis dans leur équipe, parmi eux, au sein du groupe, à bras ouverts. 2 Donner l ’hospitalité à, recevoir. : Cette résidence accueille les personnes âgées. Une école qui peut accueillir 200 élèves. 3 Accepter bien ou mal. : Les étudiants accueilleraient mal une hausse des droits de scolarité. cueillir INDICATIF PRÉSENT J ’accueille, tu accueilles, il accueille, nous accueillons, vous accueillez, ils accueillent. IMPARFAIT J ’accueillais, nous accueillions, vous accueilliez. PASSÉ SIMPLE J ’accueillis. FUTUR J ’accueillerai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT J ’accueillerais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Accueille, accueillons, accueillez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que j ’accueille, que nous accueillions, que vous accueilliez. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Accueillant. PASSÉ Accueilli, ie. Note Orthographique acc uei llir.
acculer
acculer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Interdire tout recul à, conduire dans un lieu sans issue. : Acculer une bête enragée contre un mur, dans un coin. L ’incendie de la ville a acculé les habitants à la mer. 2 figuré Contraindre. : La hausse des taux d ’intérêt les a acculés à la faillite. Des pays en guerre acculés dans une impasse. SYNONYME forcer . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les verbes suivants: • astreindre, imposer la pratique d ’un acte peu agréable; • obliger, lier par la nécessité ou le devoir. aimer
acculturation
acculturation n. f. nom féminin 1 Processus par lequel un groupe assimile totalement ou en partie un autre groupe. 2 Adaptation d ’un individu à une culture étrangère. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • acclimatation, action d ’adapter un organisme ou un être à un nouveau climat; • acclimatement, adaptation spontanée d ’un organisme, d ’un être à un milieu nouveau.
acculturé
acculturé , ée adj. Qui a subi une acculturation. : Des immigrés acculturés.
acculturer
acculturer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Adapter (quelqu ’un, un groupe ) à une autre culture. : Ces nouveaux venus dans l ’organisation ont besoin d ’être acculturés à nos façons de procéder. Adopter les valeurs culturelles d ’un autre groupe, d ’une autre communauté. : Les Indiens macujes du Brésil sont-ils en train de perdre leurs rites et traditions, de s ’acculturer? Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont acculturés. aimer
accumulateur
accumulateur n. m. nom masculin Dispositif servant à emmagasiner de l ’énergie électrique et à la restituer. : La batterie d ’accumulateurs sert à alimenter tous les appareils électriques d ’un véhicule automobile. Note Technique Le nom s ’abrège familièrement en accu.
accumulation
accumulation n. f. nom féminin Action d ’augmenter, d ’entasser. SYNONYME amoncellement ; entassement . Note Orthographique a cc u m ulation, deux c, un m.
accumuler
accumuler v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Entasser, amasser peu à peu. : Accumuler des biens. SYNONYME réunir . verbe pronominal S ’amonceler, augmenter, en quantité. : La neige s ’est accumulée au cours de la nuit. Les griefs s ’accumulent depuis des années. SYNONYME entasser . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les profits se sont accumulés graduellement. aimer Note Orthographique a cc u m uler, deux c, un m.
accusateur
accusateur , trice adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui accuse. : Des propos accusateurs. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui accuse.
accusatif
accusatif n. m. nom masculin Cas de la déclinaison latine exprimant la fonction grammaticale de complément direct.
accusation
accusation n. f. nom féminin Action d ’accuser; son résultat. : Une accusation mal fondée.
accusé
accusé , ée n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne à qui la justice impute un délit, un crime. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom inculpé, personne présumée coupable.
accusé de réception
accusé de réception n. m. (pl. accusés de réception ) nom masculin Avis informant l ’expéditeur qu ’une chose envoyée a été reçue par le destinataire.
accuser
accuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Présenter quelqu ’un comme coupable. : On les a accusés de vol. 2 Accentuer, faire ressortir. : Une coiffure qui accuse les traits. SYNONYME marquer ; souligner . 3 Révéler. : Ses traits accusent la lassitude. SYNONYME indiquer ; montrer ; trahir . verbe pronominal Avouer, se dire coupable. : Ils se sont accusés de tous les crimes. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont accusés des pires maladresses. LOCUTIONS Accuser le coup. familier Laisser paraître qu ’on est affecté par une chose, physiquement ou moralement. Accuser réception. Signaler à l ’expéditeur qu ’une chose a été reçue. : Elles ont accusé réception du colis. aimer
Sanseido Dictionary
ACCU
ACCU 〖 Asian /Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO 〗ユネスコ -アジア文化センター 。1971 年 （昭和 46 ），アジア太平洋諸国の文化の振興と相互理解に寄与することを目的として設立 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
accumulate
ac cu mu late /əkjúːmjəlèɪt /動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -lating 他動詞 〈資産 知識 情報など 〉を (時間をかけて )蓄積する, 積み上げる (build up )▸ We are accumulating basic data .我々は基礎データを集めている ▸ accumulate colossal wealth 巨万の富を築く .自動詞 〈資産 落ち葉 化学物質などが 〉 (次第に )たまる, 蓄積する ▸ problems that have accumulated over the years 長年にわたって山積した諸問題
accumulation
ac c ù mu l á tion 名詞 C U 蓄積 (したもの ); 積み重ね ; 利殖 ; 〖an ～/～s of A 〗多数 [大量 ]のA, 蓄積したA .
accumulative
ac cu mu la tive /əkjúːmjəlèɪtɪv |-lət -/形容詞 1 〈数量が 〉累積的な ; 次第に増加する .2 物欲の強い .
accumulator
ac cu mu la tor /əkjúːmjəlèɪtə r /名詞 C 1 〘コンピュ 〙アキュムレータ, 累算器 〘演算の結果が格納されるレジスタの一種 〙.2 ｟英 ｠蓄電池 (｟米 ｠storage battery ).3 ｟英 ｠〖単数形で 〗勝ち金を自動的に繰り越す賭 （か ） けの方式 .4 物をためる人 ; 蓄財家 .
accuracy
ac cu ra cy /ǽkjərəsi / (!強勢は第1音節 ) →accurate 名詞 1 U 厳密さ , 正確さ ; (情報 内容 言葉づかいなどが )間違いのないこと, 正確なこと (↔inaccuracy )▸ with (great ) accuracy (きわめて )正確に, 間違いなく 2 U 〖具体例では an ～〗精度 ▸ with an accuracy of a few microns (誤差 )数ミクロンの精度で
accurate
ac cu rate /ǽkjərət /〖ac (…に )curate (気を使う )〗(名 )accuracy, (副 )accurately 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈情報 計算などが 〉正確な (!correctと違い, 細部まで正確なこと; ↔inaccurate ) ▸ accurate information [records ]正確な情報 [記録 ]2 〈器具 機械などが 〉精密な , « …までの » 精度を持った «to » ▸ accurate to within a second (誤差 )1秒以内の精度を持った 3 〈説明 表現などが 〉的確な, 間違いのない ; 〈人 本などが 〉 «…において » 正確な «in » ▸ an accurate description 正確な記述 ▸ It would be more accurate to say that I can't swim .私は泳げないと言った方がより正確だろう 4 〈狙撃 ボールなどが 〉ねらいをはずさない, 正確な; 〈人 武器が 〉ねらった的をはずさない, 必中の .to be á ccurate 〖通例文頭 文尾で 〗正確に言えば .
accurately
ac cu rate ly /ǽkjərətli /→accurate 副詞 more ～; most ～1 正確に (｟連語 ｠reflect, predict, measure, describe ).2 〖文修飾 〗正確に言えば ▸ or, (perhaps ) more accurately (あるいは )より正確に言えば (!先に言ったことを補足してしばしば挿入的に用いる ) .
accursed
ac curs ed ｟古 ｠ac curst /əkə́ː r st | əkə́ːsɪd //əkə́ː r st /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗いまいましい ; やっかいな .2 ｟やや古 ｠のろわれた ; 悲運の .ac c ú rs ed ly 副詞
accusation
ac cu sa tion /æ̀kjuzéɪʃ (ə )n /→accuse 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C U 1 «…という /…についての » 非難 (の言葉 ), 批判, 責め «that 節 /of » ▸ an accusation that he is lazy 彼が怠惰だという非難 ▸ level accusations of being unfair ずるいという批判をあびせる 2 «犯罪の /…という /人に対する » 告発, 起訴 ; 起訴理由 «of /that 節 /against » ▸ make [bring ] an accusation against A A 〈人 〉を告発する ▸ face accusations of sexual harassment セクハラで訴えられる ▸ under (a ) false accusation ぬれ衣 （ぎぬ ）を着せられて
accusative
ac cu sa tive /əkjúːzətɪv /名詞 〘文法 〙U 対格 〘直接目的語を表すのに用いる; →nominative 〙; C 対格の語 .形容詞 〘文法 〙対格の ▸ the accusative case 対格 .
accusatory
ac cu sa to ry /əkjúːzətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈口調 発言などが 〉責めるような, 非難の ; 告訴の .
accuse
ac cuse /əkjúːz /〖ac (…に )cuse (釈明を求める )〗(名 )accusation, (形 )accused 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; accusing 他動詞 〖accuse A (of B [doing ])〗1 (Bで […したとして ])A 〈人 〉を訴える , 告発する, 起訴する (!しばしば受け身で; charge, prosecuteと違い, 法的な告訴とは限らない ) ▸ He is accused of theft [stealing ].彼は窃盗で [盗みを働いたとして ]訴えられている 2 (Bで […したとして ])A 〈人 〉を非難する, 責める ▸ My big sister accused me of messing up her room .姉は私が部屋をちらかしたと言って責めた
accused
ac cused /əkjúːzd /→accuse 形容詞 〘法 〙 «…で /…したとして » 告発 [非難 ]された «of /of do ing » ; 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に 〗被告人 (たち ) (!単複両扱い ) (↔accuser )▸ stand accused of killing three people 3人を殺したとして起訴される
accuser
ac c ú s er 名詞 C 告訴人, 原告 ; 非難する人 .
accusing
ac c ú s ing 形容詞 〈表情 口調などが 〉責めるような ▸ point an accusing finger at A A 〈人 〉を非難する ～ly 副詞
accustom
ac cus tom /əkʌ́stəm /〖ac (…に )custom (習慣 )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…に /…することに » 〈人 動物など 〉を慣らす , なじませる «to /to do ing » ▸ accustom one's eyes to the dark 目を暗やみに慣らす 2 ｟かたく ｠〖～ oneself 〗 «…に /…することに » 〈人が 〉慣れる, 身を慣らす «to /to do ing [» ｟まれ ｠ «do ]» ▸ accustom oneself to hard work 激務に慣れる
accustomed
ac cus tomed /əkʌ́stəmd /→accustom 形容詞 1 〖be ～〗 «…に » 慣れている «to » ▸ I am accustomed to even severer weather .私はもっと厳しい気候にも慣れている ▸ I was accustomed to talking with older people .私は年上の人と話をするのが常であった ▸ We've become [got ] accustomed to living in the city .私たちは都会で暮すことに慣れてきた 2 比較なし ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗慣れた, なじみの ; 例の, いつもの (usual )▸ with one's accustomed efficiency いつもの手際よさで
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