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apologize(verb, defend, grieve, lament, deplore)
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excuse
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rationalise
5
justify
3
plead
3
vouch
2
answer
2
express regret
2
rationalize
1
allege
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ask forgiveness(verb, deplore, atone)
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apologizing
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eat humble pie
1
offer excuse for(expression, idiom)
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pardon
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plead guilty
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plead ignorance
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reform
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repent
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sorry
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