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Definition of fault verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

fault

 verb
verb
NAmE//fɔlt//
 
fault somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fault
 
he / she / it faults
 
past simple faulted
 
-ing form faulting
 
 
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(often used in negative sentences with can and could) to find a mistake or a weakness in someone or something synonym criticize Her colleagues could not fault her dedication to the job. He had always been polite—she couldn't fault him on that.
See fault in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary