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• v  defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
• v  acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

• How do you apologise to someone you love using Coldplay lyrics? The Oracle knows the answer to this and more.
• Let bogus poets first apologise, Control their vanity, confess their lies .
• Er, excuse me for saying so, and I apologise for it ahead of time.

• apologize
• excuse
• justify
• rationalize
• rationalise

News & Articles

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• Australia coach sorry for telling women to shut up
  Australia coach Holger Osieck apologised on Wednesday after saying
  June 12, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Australia coach Holger Osieck sorry for sexist comment about women
  Australia coach Holger Osieck apologised on Wednesday after saying
  June 12, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• BBC defends Danny Baker’s anti-Irish tweet in wake of Boston bombing
  The BBC has refused to apologise for an anti-Irish tweet by presenter Danny Baker in the aftermath of the Boston bombing last April. Social media website TheDrum.com reports that the British broadcaster has defended the tweet on Baker’s personal Twitter account.
  June 11, 2013 - Irish Central

Quotes

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• Joe Barton in The Australian
  Mr Barton said: "I apologise for using the term shakedown with regard to yesterday's actions at the White House in my opening statement and I retract my apology to BP."
• Andy Pettitte in BBC News
  I accept responsibility for those two days. If what I did was an error in judgment, I apologise,Pettitte said. "I was on the disabled list, and I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow. I felt an...
• Steve Jobs in The Guardian
  Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, called the iPhone 4's launch "the most successful in Apple's history" but added: "We apologise to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."