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apologise definition

apologise


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  apologise 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  apologise 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  plead 
  =>  extenuate,  palliate,  mitigate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  apologise 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  apologise 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  plead 
  =>  extenuate,  palliate,  mitigate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  apologise 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  apologise 
 
  Sense  2 
  apologize,  apologise 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  apologise 
 
  2  senses  of  apologise 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  defend,  support,  fend  for 
 
  Sense  2 
  apologize,  apologise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  apologise 
 
  apologise  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  apologise 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  defend,  support,  fend  for 
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  Sense  2 
  apologize,  apologise 
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  Overview  of  verb  apologise 
 
  The  verb  apologise  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (defend,  explain,  clear  away  or  make  excuses  for  by  reasoning;  "rationalize  the  child's  seemingly  crazy  behavior";  "he  rationalized  his  lack  of  success") 
  2.  apologize,  apologise  --  (acknowledge  faults  or  shortcomings  or  failing;  "I  apologized  for  being  late";  "He  apologized  for  the  many  typoes") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  apologise 
 
  The  verb  apologise  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (defend,  explain,  clear  away  or  make  excuses  for  by  reasoning;  "rationalize  the  child's  seemingly  crazy  behavior";  "he  rationalized  his  lack  of  success") 
  2.  apologize,  apologise  --  (acknowledge  faults  or  shortcomings  or  failing;  "I  apologized  for  being  late";  "He  apologized  for  the  many  typoes") 



apologise definition