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View definitions for hold responsible

hold responsible

verb as in attribute

verb as in call to account

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Most of the time, the motive is to get even with those they hold responsible for their misfortunes.

I hold responsible the people that I trusted to run it and the people they trusted.

And so when you encounter the bad boy, whom do you hold responsible for his badness—the boy himself or the mother who trained him?

Therefore, for all our miseries and shortcomings, we hold responsible the historical surprises that burst upon us from outside.

Which shall we hold responsible for the failure, myself or the grub?

With great audacity he declared that he would hold responsible before the Republic those who delayed him on his mission.

They are the men our people should hold responsible for the waste of our resources.

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On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hold responsible, such as: accredit, allow, appoint, attach, authorize, and charge.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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