A-pŏl'ō-gīze, v. i.

[imp. & p. p. APOLOGIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. APOLOGIZING.] [Fr. apologiser. See APOLOGY.] To make an apology; to write or speak in favor, or to make excuse; to plead in defense;—followed by for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.