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apologize

 verb
     
a‧pol‧o‧gize S2 also apologise British English [intransitive]
to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong:
I'm so sorry, I do apologize.
apologize to
I think you should apologize to your brother.
apologize for (doing) something
He later apologized for his behaviour.
I apologize for losing my temper.
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