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apologise, v.
(apologised, apologises, apologising)
more info 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 ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
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more info 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 something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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