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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

blame
    adj 1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a
           blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold
           winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or
           blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such
           thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a
           deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: blasted,
           blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned,
           deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal]
    n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or
         misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony";
         "the police laid the blame on the driver" [syn:
         incrimination, inculpation, blame]
    2: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for
       it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: blame, rap]
    v 1: put or pin the blame on [syn: blame, fault] [ant:
         absolve, free, justify]
    2: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your
       little brother" [syn: blame, find fault, pick]
    3: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her";
       "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: blame,
       charge]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Blame \Blame\, n. [OE. blame, fr. F. bl[^a]me, OF. blasme, fr.
   bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See Blame, v.]
   1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be
      wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
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            Let me bear the blame forever.        --Gen. xiiii.
                                                  9.
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   2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation;
      culpability; fault; crime; sin.
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            Holy and without blame before him in love. --Eph. i.
                                                  4.
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   3. Hurt; injury. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   Syn: Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault;
        sin; crime; wrongdoing.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Blame \Blame\ (bl[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blamed
   (bl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Blaming.] [OE. blamen, F.
   bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL.
   also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander,
   to blaspheme, fr. bla`sfhmos evil speaking, perh, for
   blapsi`fhmos; bla`psis injury (fr. bla`ptein to injure) +
   fh`mh a saying, fr. fa`nai to say. Cf. Blaspheme, and see
   Fame.]
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   1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault
      with; to reproach.
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            We have none to blame but ourselves.  --Tillotson.
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   2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [Obs.]
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            She . . . blamed her noble blood.     --Spenser.
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   To blame, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as,
      the conductor was to blame for the accident.
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            You were to blame, I must be plain with you. --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for blame:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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