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                            apologize
                        
                        
                        
                            apologise
                        
                        
                        
                            excuse
                        
                        
                        
                            rationalize
                        
                        
                        
                            rationalise
                        
                        
                        
                    
                    Definition: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
                        
                        
                            apologize
                        
                        
                        
                            apologise
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
Definition: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.