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Main Entry:	blame [bleym] Show IPA/bleɪm/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	accuse; place responsibility
Synonyms:	admonish, ascribe, attribute, blast, blow the whistle on, censure, charge, chide, climb all over, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, disapprove, express disapprobation, find fault with, finger, frame, hold responsible, impute, indict, jump all over, jump down one's throat, knock, lay a bad trip on, lay at one's door, lay to, let one have it, lower the boom, pass the buck, point the finger, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, roast, saddle, skin*, stick it to, tax, upbraid
Antonyms:	applaud, commend, exalt, exculpate, exonerate, praise, thank

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Main Entry:	halt
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop, cause to stop
Synonyms:	adjourn, arrest, balk, bar, block, blow the whistle on, break off, bring to an end, bring to standstill, call it a day, cease, cease fire, check, close down, come to an end, cool it, curb*, cut short, desist, deter, draw up, drop anchor, end, frustrate, hamper, hold at bay, hold back, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, pause, pull up, punctuate, put a cork in, rest, stall, stand still, stay, stem, stop, suspend, terminate, wait
Antonyms:	carry on, continue, forge, forward, push

* = informal/non-formal usage
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Main Entry:	charge
Part of Speech:	noun, verb
Related Adjectives:	accusable, accusative, accusatory, accused, accusing, anapologetical, criminatory, denunciatory, imputable, imputative, in custody, in detention, in the house of detention, in the lockup, in the watch, inexcusable, recriminatory, suspected, under a cloud, under surveillance, under suspicion, unjustifiable, unpardonable, vicious

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