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apologize
verb
-
apologize
,
apologizing
,
apologizes
,
apologized
to
say
that
you
are
sorry
for
something
wrong
you
have
done
or
for
upsetting
someone
β’
I
apologized
immediately
after
accidentally
stepping
on
her
foot
.
I
apologized
immediately
after
accidentally
stepping
on
her
foot
.
β’
Please
apologize
to
your
teacher
for
being
late
.
Please
apologize
to
your
teacher
for
being
late
.
From
Greek
β
apologeisthai
β
meaning
β
to
give
an
account
or
defense
β;
sense
shifted
in
English
during
the
16thβ17th
centuries
to
expressing
regret
.
verb
-
apologize
,
apologizing
,
apologizes
,
apologized
to
give
a
formal
defence
or
justification
of
an
action
,
idea
,
or
person
β’
The
historian
apologized
the
emperor
β
s
harsh
policies
in
his
latest
book
.
The
historian
apologized
the
emperor
β
s
harsh
policies
in
his
latest
book
.
β’
In
parliament
,
he
rose
to
apologize
the
controversial
tax
measures
.
In
parliament
,
he
rose
to
apologize
the
controversial
tax
measures
.
Early
Modern
English
sense
meaning
β
to
make
a
spoken
or
written
defence
,β
from
Greek
β
apologia
β (
a
speech
in
defence
).
This
sense
is
now
rare
.
apologise
verb
-
apologise
,
apologising
,
apologises
,
apologised
to
say
that
you
are
sorry
for
something
wrong
you
have
done
or
for
upsetting
someone
β’
She
rang
her
friend
to
apologise
for
forgetting
the
meeting
.
She
rang
her
friend
to
apologise
for
forgetting
the
meeting
.
β’
We
must
apologise
to
the
guests
for
the
delay
in
serving
dinner
.
We
must
apologise
to
the
guests
for
the
delay
in
serving
dinner
.
Variant
British
spelling
of
β
apologize
,β
from
Greek
β
apologeisthai
β.
apology
noun
-
apology
,
apologies
,
apologize
,
apologizing
,
apologizes
,
apologized
words
that
say
you
are
sorry
for
something
you
did
wrong
or
for
a
problem
you
caused
.
β’
She
offered
a
heartfelt
apology
for
arriving
late
.
She
offered
a
heartfelt
apology
for
arriving
late
.
β’
The
airline
emailed
every
passenger
an
official
apology
after
the
long
flight
delay
.
The
airline
emailed
every
passenger
an
official
apology
after
the
long
flight
delay
.
From
Late
Latin
apologia
β
a
defense
,
justification
,β
later
shifting
in
English
to
the
sense
of
saying
sorry
.
noun
-
apology
,
apologies
,
apologize
,
apologizing
,
apologizes
,
apologized
a
formal
spoken
or
written
defense
of
an
idea
,
belief
,
or
action
that
people
criticize
.
β’
Plato
β
s
β
Apology
β
records
Socrates
defending
his
way
of
life
before
the
Athenian
court
.
Plato
β
s
β
Apology
β
records
Socrates
defending
his
way
of
life
before
the
Athenian
court
.
β’
The
essay
is
an
apology
for
free-market
economics
.
The
essay
is
an
apology
for
free-market
economics
.
Sense
follows
the
original
Greek
apologia
β
a
speech
in
defense
.β
noun
-
apology
,
apologies
,
apologize
,
apologizing
,
apologizes
,
apologized
a
very
poor
or
inadequate
example
of
something
,
often
used
humorously
.
β’
The
hotel
served
an
apology
for
a
breakfast
β
just
dry
toast
and
warm
water
.
The
hotel
served
an
apology
for
a
breakfast
β
just
dry
toast
and
warm
water
.
β’
His
report
was
an
apology
for
research
,
filled
with
errors
and
guesswork
.
His
report
was
an
apology
for
research
,
filled
with
errors
and
guesswork
.
Developed
by
figurative
use
of
the
main
sense
,
suggesting
something
so
poor
that
it
must
itself
apologize
.