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excuse
a poor example
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noun
a poor example
“it was an apology for a meal”
noun
a note explaining an absence
“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
noun
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
“he kept finding excuses to stay”
verb
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
“excuse someone's behavior”
verb
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
verb
grant exemption or release to
“Please excuse me from this class”
verb
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
verb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
verb
accept an excuse for
“Please excuse my dirty hands”
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it was an apology for a meal
a poor excuse for an automobile
he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
he kept finding excuses to stay
every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
excuse someone's behavior
She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities
Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
Please excuse me from this class
rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
he rationalized his lack of success
Please excuse my dirty hands
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