apologize

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing (Freq. 3)
- I apologized for being late
- He apologized for the many typoes
• Syn:
apologise
• Derivationally related forms:
apology (for: apologise), apology
• Entailment:
admit, acknowledge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to somebody
2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
• Syn:
apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
• Derivationally related forms:
rationalisation (for: rationalise), rationalization (for: rationalize), justificative (for: justify), justificatory (for: justify), justifiable (for: justify), justification (for: justify), justifier (for: justify), excusatory (for: excuse), excuse (for: excuse), apology (for: apologise)
• Hypernyms:
defend, support, fend for
• Hyponyms:
color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate,
palliate, mitigate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise