3
extenuate
2
forgive(verb, vindicate)
2
withdraw(verb, renounce, retract, regret)
2
apologize for(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
condone
2
crawl(verb, withdraw, informal, retract, regret)
2
do penance(verb, expression, correct, compensate, redeem)
2
espouse
2
exculpate(verb, vindicate)
2
excuse oneself(verb, expression, idiom, regret)
2
exempt
2
exonerate(verb, vindicate)
2
expiate(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, redress)
2
explain
2
express regret
2
feel remorse(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
feel sorry(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
feel uneasy(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
give satisfaction(verb, expression, idiom, regret, atonement)
2
gloze
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