The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of apologize English)
Usage examples of "apologizing".
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.
A gentleman of breeding would be perfectly able to understand that he should be apologizing instead of ranting and raving.