Analysis Complete

apologize

/ apologize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
"I apologized for being late"
"He apologized for the many typoes"
Derived:
apology
Entails:
admit acknowledge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb Sense 2
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child''s seemingly crazy behavior"
"he rationalized his lack of success"
Type of:
defend support fend for
Kinds of:
color colour gloss plead extenuate
Derived:
rationalization rationalisation justification apologist vindicator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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defend support fend for color colour gloss plead extenuate