The difference between Blame and Hold to account
When used as verbs, blame means to censure (someone or something), whereas hold to account means to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions.
Blame is also noun with the meaning: censure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Blame and Hold to account
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Blame as a noun:
Censure.
Examples:
"Blame came from all directions."
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Blame as a noun:
Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
Examples:
"The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist."
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Blame as a noun:
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
Examples:
"They accepted the blame, but it was an accident."
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Blame as a noun (computing):
A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.
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Blame as a verb:
To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
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Blame as a verb (obsolete):
To bring into disrepute.
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Blame as a verb (transitive, usually followed by "for"):
To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
Examples:
"The arsonist was blamed for the fire."
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Hold to account as a verb (transitive):
To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.