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apologise

verbid 1450·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

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Variants

synonym
excuse
pasttense
apologised
presentparticiple
apologising
thirdpersonsingular
apologises
pastparticiple
apologised

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
to acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
§2
to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
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