The verb acusar (to accuse) has so many variants, which are sometimes very subtle in meaning, that I decided to show you guys some of them.

1. encausar – to prosecute, to put on trial (used in legal and newspaper language)- No creo que puedan encausarla si no hay ni un solo testigo.

2. imputar – to charge – El juez le imputa un delito de cohecho.

3. inculpar – to accuse, to charge (has a legal connotation and is frequently used in newspapers) – Han inculpado a varios antiguos administradores de un delito de fraude y abuso de confianza.

4. achacar – to blame, to attribute blame – El periodico de la competencia nos achaca intenciones ocultas que no tenemos.

5. culpar – to blame, to accuse (used much less than echar la culpa a; see echar la culpa a below) – ¿De qué me estás culpando?

6. incriminar – to incriminate – No tenemos la costumbre de incriminar a nadie calumniosamente.

7. tildar – to accuse, to brand, to label (always followed by the preposition de; very similar in use to tachar) – Lo tildó de ignorante.

8. acusar – to accuse – ¿De qué me estás acusando?

See you next time!