Crossword clues for apologize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apologize \A*pol"o*gize\, v. t. To defend. [Obs.]
The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie.
--Dr.
G. Benson.
Apologize \A*pol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Apologizing.] [Cf. F. apologiser.]
To make an apology or defense.
--Dr. H. More.-
To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
Syn: apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize
To apologize for his insolent language.
--Froude.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "to speak in defense of;" see apology + -ize. Main modern sense "to regretfully acknowledge" is attested by 1725. The Greek equivalent, apologizesthai, meant simply "to give an account." Related: Apologized; apologizing.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive often followed by “for” English) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends 2 (context intransitive English) To express regret that a certain event has occurred. 3 (context intransitive English) (context dated English) To make an apology or defense; to act as apologist.
WordNet
v. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" [syn: apologise]
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]
Wikipedia
"Apologize" (also spelt "Apologise" internationally) is the debut single written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. It was released as the lead single of that album. A remix version was included on the Timbaland album, Shock Value and on the deluxe version of Dreaming Out Loud.
The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Mainstream Top 40 chart in North America, with 10,394 plays in one week, until its record was broken by Leona Lewis's " Bleeding Love", which was also co-written by Tedder. The song was a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, staying in the top-10 for 25 weeks, and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada.
"Apologize" earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was ranked number 50 on the list of the Billboard Hot 100's All-Time Top Songs list from the chart's first 50 years. It spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top 10, the longest stay there for any song since " Smooth" by Santana, which spent 30 weeks in 1999. It was also ranked number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. It was OneRepublic's biggest hit single in the United States until " Counting Stars" was released in 2013.
"Apologize" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Griffin and Michael Z. Gordon which won a BMI Award in 1968. The song was first recorded as a single by Brian Hyland in 1967, but hit the charts in the form of the version by Ed Ames in June 1968, reaching No.9 on the Metro Markets Juke Box chart.
Usage examples of "apologize".
The good-looking woman in her late twenties was on the scene in an instant, apologizing to Hel and admonishing the child all at the same time.
Ako brought in the tray of tea and two cups and poured, and Gyoko left, again apologizing for disturbing him.
The count, apologizing for his wife who was not up yet, took me to her room.
Zawoiski came in as he was still apologizing, and I left them together.
They conversed together for a quarter of an hour, following us all the time, and we were passing out of the gardens, when the gentleman, coming forward, and politely apologizing to me, asked Henriette whether he had the honour to be known to her.
Instead of replying, the child went to call his mother, and directly afterwards appeared a pretty woman in the family way, who politely asked me my business with her husband, apologizing for his absence.
I went upstairs, she following, and I began to undress, apologizing for doing so before her.
I accosted her, apologizing for not having stayed to breakfast, but she said I had done quite right, adding that if I had not chosen a country house she hoped I would take one her husband would probably mention to me that evening.
I caressed her in a somewhat lively manner, and drew back my hand, again apologizing for my daring, and when she let me see her face I thought I saw delight rather than anger in her eyes and on her cheeks, and I felt hopeful with regard to her.
The daughter saluted the company with that natural grace which is a gift of nature, apologizing in some confusion for her presence, and saying that she would not have taken the liberty to come if she had known there was company.
The only thing which annoyed me was that the Charpillon, after apologizing for having made me sit down to such a poor dinner, invited herself and all the company to sup with me on any day I liked to mention.
Soon after he took his leave, without asking me where I intended dining, or apologizing for not having accommodated me himself.
The abbot greeted him politely and offered him an iron cot in a cell with a south exposure, after apologizing for the fact that the guest suite had been recently exposed to smallpox.
The other letter was a note from Abbot Jarad apologizing for being unable to meet with him as promised.
Apparently, he had trouble apologizing too, but at least he was making the effort.