English Explanatory Dictionary

apologize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
  2. To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
  3. To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɒl.əˌd͡ʒaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apologize.wav /əˈpɑl.əˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Word forms

apologize apologizes apologizing apologized apologise

Etymology

From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).

Related words

apologetics apology

Derived words

apologist apologizable apologization apologizer apologiser apologizingly overapologize preapologize reapologize unapologizing

Translations

Catalan: apologitzar Dutch: verantwoorden Finnish: puolustella French: faire l'apologie de Hungarian: védőbeszédet tart Old English: lādung Portuguese: apologizar Portuguese: fazer apologia a
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