/kulˈpaɾ/
#1852 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to blame
Word origin
From Latin culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, guilt'). The same root gives English 'culpable' and 'culprit'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- culpare
- English cognates
- culpable, culprit
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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Do not blame me for what happened.
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Everyone blamed the driver for the accident.
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It is easy to blame others for your mistakes.
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Who are you going to blame this time?
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The press blamed the government for the crisis.
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