The difference between Accuse and Suspect

When used as nouns, accuse means accusation, whereas suspect means a person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

When used as verbs, accuse means to find fault with, to blame, to censure, whereas suspect means to imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

Suspect is also adjective with the meaning: viewed with suspicion.

check bellow for the other definitions of Accuse and Suspect

  1. Accuse as a verb (transitive):

    To find fault with, to blame, to censure.

  2. 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."

  3. Accuse as a verb (intransitive):

    To make an accusation against someone.

  1. Accuse as a noun (obsolete):

    Accusation.

  1. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

    Examples:

    "to suspect the presence of disease"

  2. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    Examples:

    "to suspect the truth of a story"

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  3. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    Examples:

    "I suspect him of being the thief."

  4. Suspect as a verb (intransitive):

    To have suspicion.

  5. Suspect as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To look up to; to respect.

  1. Suspect as a noun:

    A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

    Examples:

    "Round up the usual suspects.'' — ''Casablanca"

  1. Suspect as an adjective:

    Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

  2. Suspect as an adjective (nonstandard):

    Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

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