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blaming
Overview of verb blame
The verb blame has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (12) blame, fault -- (put or pin the blame on)
2. (9) blame, find fault, pick -- (harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother")
3. (4) blame, charge -- (attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience")
Antonyms of verb blame
1 of 3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
Antonym of absolve (Sense 2)
=>absolve, justify, free
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blame
3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 3
blame, charge
=> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blame
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blame
3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sense 3
blame, charge
=> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
'Cause To' of verb blame
Derived Forms of verb blame
3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
RELATED TO>(adj) blameable#1
=> blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable
RELATED TO>(adj) blamable#1
=> blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable
RELATED TO>(noun) blame#1
=> incrimination, inculpation, blame
Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
RELATED TO>(noun) blame#2
=> blame, rap
Sense 3
blame, charge
RELATED TO>(adj) blameable#1
=> blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable
RELATED TO>(adj) blamable#1
=> blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable
RELATED TO>(noun) blame#1
=> incrimination, inculpation, blame
Domain of verb blame
Domain Terms of verb blame
Familiarity of verb blame
blame used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb blame
3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
blame, charge
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb blame
3 senses of blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
> charge, accuse
=> blame, fault
=> accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
=> defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> indict
Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> reprimand, censure, criminate
=> savage, pillory, crucify
=> admonish, reprove
=> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
=> reprehend
=> deplore
=> belabor, belabour
=> come down
=> denounce
=> blame, find fault, pick
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
=> nitpick
=> attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Sense 3
blame, charge
> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
=> impute
=> sensualize, carnalize
=> credit
=> reattribute
=> anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise
=> personify, personate
=> accredit, credit
=> blame, charge
=> project, externalize, externalise
=> internalize, internalise, interiorize, interiorise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blame
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
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Sense 2
blame, find fault, pick
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
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Sense 3
blame, charge
=> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
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Grep of verb blame
blame
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