VERB | communication | apologize, apologise | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing |
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communication | apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
Sounds | ahpaa'lahjhay.z | |
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Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... |
Meaning | Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
Examples |
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Synonym | apologise | |
Entails | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
Spanish | excusarse, justificarse | |
Catalan | excusar-se, excusar | |
Nouns | apology | an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone |
Meaning | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise | |
Narrower | color, colour, gloss | Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for |
extenuate, palliate, mitigate | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | |
plead | offer as an excuse or plea | |
Broader | defend, support, fend for | argue or speak in defense / defense of |
Spanish | disculparse, disculpar, excusar, justificar, perdonar, racionalizar | |
Catalan | apologitzar, excusar, justificar, perdonar |
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