apologize

v. express regret, express sorrow for one's actions

An apology is a justification or defense of an act or idea, from the Greek apologia (απολογία). An apology can also be an expression of contrition and remorse for something done wrong. An example would be: "I apologize for accusing you of stealing my carrots, please forgive me!"Apology can refer to:Apologetics, the systematic defense of a position.Christian apologetics, the defense of Christianity.In literature:Apology (Plato), Plato's recording of Socrates' defense at trial.Apology (Xenophon), Xenophon's version of Socrates' defense.Apology of the Augsburg Confession, a 1531 defense of Lutheranism by Philipp Melanchthon.An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, a 1676 defense of Quakerism by Robert Barclay.An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, Colley Cibber's 1740 autobiography of his life as poet and playwright.Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A Defense of One's Life), an 1864 book by Cardinal John Newman in defense of Roman Catholicism.A Mathematician's Apology, a 1940 essay by G. H. Hardy."Apology" (short story), a 2007 short story by Jan Wildt.
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Verb
1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
(synonym) apologise
(entail) admit, acknowledge
(derivation) apology
2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
(synonym) apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
(hypernym) defend, support, fend for
(hyponym) color, colour, gloss

v. apologize, express regret

(v. t.)
To defend.
  

(v. i.)
To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
  

(v. i.)
To make an apology or defense.