BLAME Copy link • BLAME 1. v. a., reprehendere (to blame in a friendly way, for the purpose of setting a man right): vituperare (to rebuke for the purpose of bringing a man to a confession of his fault, to shame, and repentance): culpare (to lay the blame on, aliquem or aliquid: to be blamed for anything, culpari ob aliquid; in aliquo: deserredly, merito): increpare (in a loud, railing way); improbare (to declare disapprobation of). To blame one in a firiendly manner, aliquem amice reprehendere. To blame one for a thing, reprehendere aliquem de aliqua re or in aliqua re. I am not to be blamed for this, a me haec culpa procul est. To be to blame, in vitio esse: in culpa esse. We are so much the more to blame, nobis eo minus ignoscendum est. 2. s. reprehensio: vituperatio, culpatio, objurgatio. To fall into blame, reprehendi, vituperari, in vituperationem venire, cadere, incidere. To deserve blame, in vitio esse. I confess myself to blame for these things, haec mea culpa fateor fieri. To lay the blame upon one, culpam in aliquem conferre, transferre (this latter, from one’s self on another): culpam alicui attribuere, assignare. One passes the blame over to the other, causam alter in alterum confert. Fault, vitium, culpa; noxia, noxa; crimen.