Morpheme
Cuse
Type
bound base
Denotation
reason, interest, lawsuit
Etymology
Old French -cuser; Latin -cusare, from causa
Evidence
accusal, accusation, accusative, accusatory, accuse, accused, accusee, accuses, accusing, accusor, excusability, excuse, excuses, excusingly, inexcusable, recusancy, recusant, recuse
Notes
recuse is a doublet of rouse and ruse