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Latin
Etymology
From in- + simulō (“copy, represent”).
Pronunciation
Verb
īnsimulō (present infinitive īnsimulāre, perfect active īnsimulāvī, supine īnsimulātum); first conjugation
- to accuse, blame, charge
- Synonyms: accūsō, incūsō
Usage notes
Unlike some other verbs with a similar meaning, īnsimulō implies that the accusation is plausible, although not necessarily true.
Generally takes accusative of person accused, and genitive of charge.
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References
- “insimulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “insimulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- insimulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.