blame
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /bleɪm/
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- Rhymes: -eɪm
[edit] Noun
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blame (uncountable)
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state of having caused a bad event
[edit] Verb
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to blame (third-person singular simple present blames, present participle blaming, simple past and past participle blamed)
- (transitive, construed with for) To assert that something or someone caused a bad event; to place blame upon.
- The arsonist was blamed for the fire.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
place blame upon