apologize
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- apologise (Commonwealth)
Etymology [edit]
apology + -ize, from Ancient Greek απολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from απολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from απόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of απο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
apologize (third-person singular simple present apologizes, present participle apologizing, simple past and past participle apologized)
- (intransitive) To make an apology or defense.
- (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
- My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
- (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
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Translations [edit]
to make an apology or defense
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to make an apology or excuse
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References [edit]
- apologize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
