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apologizeverb to express regret for doing or saying something wrongI want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday. We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again. atone, confessdeodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), palliate, whitewashsugarcoat, varnishaccount (for), explain, justify, rationalizeminimize, play down, soft-pedalalleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temperabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate in 1596 |