# apologise

Pronunciation: say "uh-POL-uh-jyz" UK /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, US /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

## Verb

1. To say that you are sorry for a fault or offence, or for something that has caused someone trouble; also, to offer an excuse.
   - Simple: To say you are sorry for something wrong you did, or for a problem that has happened to someone.
   - _You should apologise to the neighbours for the noise last night._
   - _The council has apologised for sending hundreds of residents the wrong bills._

## Verb

2. To argue in defence of a belief, cause or person, acting as an apologist and making an apologia. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To speak or write to defend your ideas or actions, or someone else's.

## Origin

Formed from apology + -ise.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/apologise (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).