apologise

English

Etymology

From apology +‎ -ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

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Verb

apologise (third-person singular simple present apologises, present participle apologising, simple past and past participle apologised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
   • 1898, Rev. A. Clark, University of Oxford, College Histories: Lincoln, page 73:

     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.

   • 2000 September 30, Guy Browning, “How to... have a tiff”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     At the other extreme, couples who are married with children have heavily disguised tiffs. A man saying in a slightly strained way, 'I'm going to turn the compost', is actually saying, 'And that's all you are, Jean, compost!' Of course, what happens is eventually he apologises, they cry, make love, have another child, get overtired and the tiffing continues.

   • 2010 February 11, Rosie Swash, “John Mayer apologises after using N-word in Playboy interview”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     John Mayer has apologised for using a racist epithet in a recent interview with Playboy magazine, after a number of prominent black musicians aired their disapproval.

   • 2010 October 14, “Coming back to bite him”, in The Economist:

     This makes him a rare bird, for most Democrats running for re-election are staying mum or apologising for their votes for reform.

Derived terms

• apologiser

 

Translations

apologise — see apologize

Anagrams

• apologies