The difference between Accuse and Censure
When used as nouns, accuse means accusation, whereas censure means the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong.
When used as verbs, accuse means to find fault with, to blame, to censure, whereas censure means to criticize harshly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Accuse and Censure
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Accuse as a verb (transitive):
To find fault with, to blame, to censure.
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Accuse as a verb (transitive):
To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
Examples:
"For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor."
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Accuse as a verb (intransitive):
To make an accusation against someone.
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Accuse as a noun (obsolete):
Accusation.
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Censure as a noun:
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
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Censure as a noun:
An official reprimand.
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Censure as a noun:
Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
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Censure as a noun (obsolete):
Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.
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Censure as a verb:
To criticize harshly.
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Censure as a verb:
To formally rebuke.
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Censure as a verb (obsolete):
To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.