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. Kweku Adoboli:

   I unreservedly apologize for what happened ... I went to prison for it.

2. Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan:

   I apologize for that.

3. Hulk Hogan:

   Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation, it was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language ; there is no excuse for it ; and I apologize for having done it.

4. Dolly Parton:

   And that's sexy, you may not want to dress or look like me, you can take from that to be yourself. I'm a very passionate person in everything that I do, and I think passion has great sex appeal. I think people are drawn to that because it's magic. It's an energy. And I've always been a great lover because I'm passionate. I just feel my sensuality, my sexuality, my passion, and I don't have to apologize for any of that. I've never been offensive in any way, never tried to be. Or I've never tried to be anything other than just what I am.

5. Briton Lisa Dobriskey:

   After the( 2012) race I wanted to cry, it should have been a joyous moment in front of my home crowd but I felt humiliated. I felt I had to apologize for my performance to my family and friends.