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| blame [ blaym ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle blamed, present participle blam·ing, 3rd person present singular blames) |
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1. consider somebody responsible: to consider somebody to be responsible for something wrong or unfortunate that has happened
  She blames me for the failure of the company.
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2. criticize somebody: to find fault with somebody
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used in negative statements and questions
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I don't blame you for wanting to know what happened.
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noun |
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responsibility: responsibility for something wrong or unfortunate that has happened
It's still not clear where the blame lies.
I'm not taking the blame for your mistakes.
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| [12th century. Via Old French bla(s)mer< Latin blastemare, alteration of blasphemare "revile" (see blaspheme)] |
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| blam·a·ble adjective |
| blame·ful adjective |
| blame·wor·thi·ness noun |
| blame·wor·thy adjective |
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be to blame to be responsible for something wrong or unfortunate that has happened
Who's to blame for the mix-up?
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