# apologize

Pronunciation: US say "uh-PAH-luh-jyz" /əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/; UK say "uh-PO-luh-jyz" /əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/

## Verb

1. To acknowledge a fault or offense and express regret for it, often as a way of making amends.
   - Simple: To say sorry for something you did wrong and show that you feel bad about it.
   - _The minister apologized publicly for the department's handling of the crisis._
   - _You should apologize to them before the situation gets any worse._
2. To express regret that a particular event has taken place.
   - Simple: To say that you feel sorry that something has happened.
   - _The airline apologized that the flight had been delayed by six hours._
   - _I apologize that you had to wait so long for a reply._

## Verb

3. To make a formal defense of a belief, doctrine, or person; to act as an apologist. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To speak or write in defense of a belief or person against criticism.

## Origin

Formed from "apology" plus the suffix "-ize." "Apology" comes from Greek ἀπολογία (apología, "a speech in defense"), related to ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, "to speak in one's defense") and ἀπόλογος (apólogos, "an account, story"), a compound of ἀπο- (apo-, "from, off") and λόγος (lógos, "speech").

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