apologise, v.
(apologised, apologises, apologising)
(apologised, apologises, apologising)
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
apologise apologize
sample sentences
"I apologized for being late""He apologized for the many typoes"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
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entailment
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
apologise apologize excuse rationalise rationalize
sample sentences
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior""he rationalized his lack of success"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
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