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excuse definition
excuse |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb excuse 3 of 6 senses of excuse Sense 2 excuse, relieve, let off exempt => frank Sense 3 excuse, explain => alibi Sense 4 apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise => color, colour, gloss => plead => extenuate, palliate, mitigate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb excuse 3 of 6 senses of excuse Sense 2 excuse, relieve, let off exempt => frank Sense 3 excuse, explain => alibi Sense 4 apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise => color, colour, gloss => plead => extenuate, palliate, mitigate Entailment of verb excuse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb excuse 6 senses of excuse Sense 1 excuse, pardon => forgive Sense 2 excuse, relieve, let off exempt => absolve, justify, free Sense 3 excuse, explain => justify, vindicate Sense 4 apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise => defend, support, fend for Sense 5 excuse, beg off => request, bespeak, call for quest Sense 6 excuse, condone => forgive Familiarity of verb excuse excuse used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb excuse Sense 1 excuse, pardon => forgive -------------- Sense 2 excuse, relieve, let off exempt => absolve, justify, free -------------- Sense 3 excuse, explain => justify, vindicate -------------- Sense 4 apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise => defend, support, fend for -------------- Sense 5 excuse, beg off => request, bespeak, call for quest -------------- Sense 6 excuse, condone => forgive -------------- Grep of noun excuse excuse excuser Overview of noun excuse The noun excuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) excuse, alibi, self-justification -- (a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable") 2. apology, excuse -- (a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile") Overview of verb excuse The verb excuse has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) excuse, pardon -- (accept an excuse for "Please excuse my dirty hands") 2. (2) excuse, relieve, let off exempt -- (grant exemption or release to "Please excuse me from this class) 3. (2) excuse, explain -- (serve as an excuse for) 4. (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") 5. excuse, beg off -- (ask for permission to be released from an engagement) 6. excuse, condone -- (excuse or make allowances for be lenient with "excuse someone's behavior") Grep of adj excuse excused Overview of noun excuse The noun excuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) excuse, alibi, self-justification -- (a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable") 2. apology, excuse -- (a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile") Overview of verb excuse The verb excuse has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) excuse, pardon -- (accept an excuse for "Please excuse my dirty hands") 2. (2) excuse, relieve, let off exempt -- (grant exemption or release to "Please excuse me from this class) 3. (2) excuse, explain -- (serve as an excuse for) 4. (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") 5. excuse, beg off -- (ask for permission to be released from an engagement) 6. excuse, condone -- (excuse or make allowances for be lenient with "excuse someone's behavior")
excuse definition
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