Synonyms for apologize for
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1. apologize for

   Cloak, from the French, and palliate, from the Latin, are the same in original signification, but have diverged in meaning; a cloak may be used to hide completely the person or some object carried about the person, or it may but partly veil the figure, making the outlines less distinct; cloak is used in the former, palliate, in the latter sense; to cloak a sin is to attempt to hide it from discovery; to palliate it is to attempt to hide some part of its blameworthiness. "When we palliate our own or others' faults we do not seek to cloke them altogether, but only to extenuate the guilt of them in part." Trench Study of Words lect. vi, p. 266. Either to palliate or to extenuate is to admit the fault; but to extenuate is rather to apologize for the offender, while to palliate is to disguise the fault; hence, we speak of extenuating but not of palliating circumstances, since circumstances can not change the inherent wrong of an act, tho they may lessen the blameworthiness of him who does it; palliating a bad thing by giving it a mild name does not make it less evil. In reference to diseases, to palliate is really to diminish their violence, or partly to relieve the sufferer. Compare ALLEVIATE; HIDE.

   Synonyms:
   cloak, conceal, cover, extenuate, gloss over, hide, mitigate, palliate, screen, veil

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1. Scott Rudin:

   To anybody I've offended, I'm profoundly and deeply sorry, and I regret and apologize for any injury they might have caused.

2. Cary Sharp:

   I am embarrassed. I've shamed my family and friends and I apologize for that.

3. Sean Savett:

   As our campaign has grown, we have brought all of our web development in-house to help guard against mistakes like this. We apologize for its use and for the confusion it caused.

4. Morgan Wallen:

   I'm embarrassed and sorry. I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back, there are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.

5. Jon Lloyd:

   Im not going to make excuses. I apologize for the anger, pain and confusion Ive caused the community.