apologise
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Framework senses
- §1
- to acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- §2
- to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- §1 · legacy_primary
- to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoningDR-088 backfill from the verb definition column