apologize

verb/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

Frequency rank: #3,387 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To say you are sorry for doing something wrong.

Illustration for the English word “apologize”

Example sentence

I want to sincerely apologize for my mistake.

Synonyms & related words

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