vverb.communicationacknowledge faults or shortcomings or failingSynset:apologise
Examples:- I apologized for being late
- He apologized for the many typoes
Derivationally Related Form:apology
Inherited Hypernyms:apologize
Entailment:acknowledge admit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationdefend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoningSynset:apologise excuse rationalise rationalize
Examples:- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
Derivationally Related Form:rationalizationrationalisationexcusatoryexcuseapology
Hypernyms:defend fend for support
Inherited Hypernyms:apologizedefendarguepresentstateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:colorcolourextenuateglossmitigatepalliateplead
Full Troponyms:colorextenuateplead
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something