apologize

/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/

verba · pol · o · gize

Think: "A POLite person Owes an apology—so they APOLOGIZE."

Yes, it's apologize. Remember the middle is **-olog-** (like *logic*), and it ends with **-ize** in American spelling.

Definitions

  1. verbto say you are sorry for something you did or for a mistake
  2. verbto express regret and ask to be forgiven

Examples

  • “I need to apologize for being late to practice.”
  • “She apologized to her friend after the argument.”
  • “The company apologized for the error in the bill and fixed it right away.”

Synonyms

say sorryexpress regretmake amendsask forgivenessrepent

Antonyms

blameaccuse

Translations

ES disculparsePT pedir desculpasFR s’excuser

Common misspellings

apoligizeapolagizeapologiseappologizeapologizeeapologize

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