apologize
verb
to tell someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem
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to try to make a situation better after you have done something wrong
to do something good that helps someone to feel better after you did something bad to them
to behave in a way that shows you are extremely sorry about something that you did
to behave in a way that shows you feel very sorry and guilty about something you have done wrong
to make it obvious by your actions that you are very upset or sorry about something
a British spelling of apologize
to do something good because you have behaved badly, so that people will think you are a good person again
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
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