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English verb: apologize | |||
| 1. | apologize (communication) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | ||
| Samples | I apologized for being late. He apologized for the many typoes. | ||
| Synonyms | apologise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Entail | acknowledge, admit | ||
| 2. | apologize (communication) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | ||
| Samples | Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior. He rationalized his lack of success. | ||
| Synonyms | apologise, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defend, fend for, support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | color, colour, extenuate, gloss, mitigate, palliate, plead | ||
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