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Apologise Moderate

Apologise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
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
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
defend
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
color plead extenuate
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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