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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
.