(1):
(v. t.) To defend.
(2):
(v. i.) To make an apology or defense.
(3):
(v. i.) To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; - with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
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