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apologize

verb

1 apologize

Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing:
— I apologized for being late.
— He apologized for the many typoes.

synonym: apologise.

Roget 952: atone, atone for; expiate; propitiate; make amends, make good; reclaim, redeem, repair, ransom, absolve, purge, shrive, do penance, ... show more

2 apologize

Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.

synonyms: apologise, excuse, rationalise, rationalize.

Dutch: vergeven, verontschuldigen, zich verontschuldigen, excuseren, billijken, goedpraten, justificeren, justifiëren, rechtigen, rechtvaardigen ... show more


noun

Roget 937: vindication, justification, warrant; exoneration, exculpation; acquittal etc. 970; whitewashing.    extenuation; palliation, palliative; softening, mitigation.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: alibi, alibi out of, apologize for, ask forgiveness, beg indulgence, beg pardon, cover with excuses, defend, do penance, espouse, excuse, express regret, justify, lie out of, make apology for, offer excuse for, plead guilty, plead ignorance, reform, repent ... show more.

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