[əˈpɒlədʒʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- express regret for something that one has done wrong
(e.g: I must apologize for disturbing you like this)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘make a defensive argument’): from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos (see apologue). In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology