| Pronunciation: | | u'pâlu`jIz
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| Matching Terms: | | apologist
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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; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
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| | Synonyms: | | apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize |
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| | See Also: | | acknowledge, admit, color, colour, defend, extenuate, fend for, gloss, mitigate, palliate, plead, support |
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