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apologize
[ uh-pol-uh-jahyz ]
verb (used without object)
- to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury:
He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- to make a formal defense in speech or writing.
apologize
/ əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz /
verb
- to express or make an apology; acknowledge failings or faults
- to make a formal defence in speech or writing
Derived Forms
- aˈpoloˌgizer, noun
Other Words From
- a·polo·gizer noun
- rea·polo·gize verb (used with object) reapologized reapologizing
- una·polo·gizing noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of apologize1
Example Sentences
Instead, Krvaric complained about the media and the Democratic Party, stopping short of denying his involvement with the video and so far has not apologized.
Morse denied ever having a “non-consensual sexual encounter” or violating UMass policies, but admitted that he’d had consensual relationships with students at area universities and apologized for making some students feel uncomfortable.
If our students have been subjected, I apologize and we need to and we can get better and we are committed to the work.
It wasn’t something I should have sampled from like that and I apologize.
One marathon budget hearing with hundreds of calls to slash $100 million from the police budget later, elected leaders have been forced to apologize for failing to vote with the suddenly powerful defund movement.
Before I could apologize to his mother he ran back out to the living room with a poster of his dad and opened it up for me to see.
In September 2005, Beebe wrote a letter to my home to apologize.
They have refused to apologize, which is all I have ever wanted.
You must atone, apologize, and beg forgiveness for the thousands of LGBT lives you have taken.
I was told they had removed my blog and that I must apologize for publishing it.
"I did not mean to speak unkindly, Michael," he stammered with a view to apologize.
"Always farouche, dear Miss Warrender, but I apologize," he continued as he gave her his arm.
She saw at once that he resented her leisurely way and her attempt at affability, and she hastened to apologize.
He drew her attention to a passage where he called upon Heaven to forbid that he should appear to apologize for so great a man.
Still holding the man, she made him get down on his knees on the curb to the girls and apologize.
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How Do You Spell Apologize?
Spelling tips for apologize
The word apologize is hard to spell because it is pronounced like it might be spelled with two as and a j [ uh–pol–uh-jahyz ]. To make it even more confusing, apologize is the American English spelling of the word. In British English, it is spelled with an s: apologise.
How to spell apologize: The easiest way to remember how to spell apologize is to break it into three parts: apo – log – ize. The suffix -ize is used to describe kinds of behavior. You can also pronounce it this way in your head to help the spelling stick.
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