Apologise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
"he rationalized his lack of success"
2
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
"I apologized for being late"
"He apologized for the many typoes"
3
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
Example Sentences
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
verb
"he rationalized his lack of success"
verb
"I apologized for being late"
verb
"He apologized for the many typoes"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)