apologize
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- v acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
I apologized for being late
He apologized for the many typoes - v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- Rockefeller calls McCain to apologize for his comments.
- South Korea rejected North Korea's explanation for a sudden, deadly release of dam water, saying Tuesday that Pyongyang should clarify more thoroughly and apologize for flooding .
- He served 18 months in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, refusing to apologize for his ideas, although that might have earned him an early release.