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ac·com·plice
 accomplice
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- pronunciation:
kam
plihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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a person who helps another commit a crime or wrongful act.
Both the murderer and his accomplice were eventually caught.- synonyms:
- accessory, confederate
- similar words:
- abettor, auxiliary, conspirator, conspirer, participant, partner
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accessory, cabal |
adjective + (n.)accomplice
alleged, armed, criminal, digital, guilty, male, passive, possible, suspected, trusted, unwitting, willing
verb + (n.)accomplice
betray, charge, convict, distract, fear, identify, list, name, question, recruit, suspect
(n.)accomplice
+ verb
aid, arrest, flee, murder, rape, sentence, sneak, steal
noun + (n.)accomplice
count, criminal, getaway, gunman, killer, murderer, rape, sentence, suspect, terrorist, testimony, victim
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The word accomplice
contains the following parts:
ac-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ac-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before Latin roots beginning with hard or soft "c" or "q." See ad-.
Example words:
accede, accelerate, accent, accept, acceptable, acceptance, acceptation, access, accessible, accession, accident, accidental, acclaim, acclamation, accommodate, accompany, accomplice, accomplish, accord, account, accredit, accrual, accumulate, accuracy, accurate, accuse, accustom, acquaint, acquire, acquit
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplex, duplicate, explicable, explicate, implicate, implication, imply, inexplicable, multiplication, multiply1, perplex
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