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apologise

  • /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

verb apologises · apologising · apologised

  1. UK, nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize The Rector sconced him in the buttery-book, but Webberly “wiped it off, with irreverent and unbeseeming language.” For this, he had to apologise, and go without his commons for three months.

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Closest in meaning: rationalize, justify, excuse, apologize, condone, forgive, forgiveness, pardon, apology, sorry, indulgence, regret, deplore, apologies, apologized, apologised

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@misc{apologise_2026,
  title = {apologise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apologise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}