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apologize (v.)
1590s, "to speak in defense of;" see
apology
+
-ize
. Main modern sense "to regretfully acknowledge" is attested by 1725. The Greek equivalent,
apologizesthai
, meant simply "to give an account." Related:
Apologized
;
apologizing
.
