to wite

Examples

• All

• They wite her for the error in the report.

• In ancient laws, people would wite someone for breaking the rules.

• Old poems sometimes wite fate for the troubles of humankind.

• Do not wite him for the mistake!

• He did not wite his friend for the accident, knowing it was unintentional.

• In ancient laws, people would wite someone for breaking the rules.

• They wite her for the error in the report.

Synonyms

P

to point fingers

vsto wite

• Informal

114 4.8

To blame someone when it is not clear who is at fault

is used to assign responsibility more directly rather than just accusing amid uncertainty

B

to blame it on

vsto wite

105 3.7

To say someone or something caused a problem

is used to assign responsibility rather than only expressing suspicion

P

to pin on

vsto wite

59 4.8

To say someone caused a problem when they did not

is a neutral assignment of responsibility without suggestion of unfairness

F

to fault

vsto wite

51 4.3

To blame someone for a mistake or problem

is simply about assigning responsibility without the extra criticism

S

to scapegoat

vsto wite

15 4.1

To unfairly blame someone for problems caused by others

is used to assign responsibility without implying an avoidance motive

I

to impute

vsto wite

• Formal

12 8.7

To blame a person or thing for something bad, often without proof

is neutral, not implying unfairness or lack of proof

L

to lay the blame at the feet of (someone)

vsto wite

6.9

To say someone caused a problem or is at fault

is used without pointing to a particular person

Antonyms

E

to excuse

∞ 2.2

Forgive a fault or bad behaviour

A

to absolve

• Formal

42 7.2

Make someone officially free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

How Accusatory

to vilify

39 7.9

to denounce

• Formal

142 6.8

to accuse

∞ 2.7

to wite

• Archaic

9.9

to hint

119 2.0

to imply

439 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology