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a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.

To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.

That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.

That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.

To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.

To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.

That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.

That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.

To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.

To pardon; to free from blame, obligation, or duty; to make an apology for; to justify.

A plea offered to justify some fault or neglect of duty; an apology; a pretext or pretended reason.

To free from blame or guilt: to forgive: to free from an obligation: to release: to make an apology or ask pardon for.

A plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

That which excuses; apology; plea.

To free from blame or fault; forgive; release; apologise for; justify.

To exculpate; vindicate; justify.

To overlook; pardon.

To release from a service, demand, or claim.

A plea in extenuation of an offense, neglect, or failure; apology.

The act of excusing.

A reason for excusing.

n. Act of excusing, apologizing, releasing, and the like;—a plea offered in extennation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology;—that which extenuates or justifies a fault; apology; alleviation; mitigation; palliation; extenuation.

To extenuate by apology; to disengage from an obligation; to remit, not to exact; to pardon by allowing an apology; to throw off imputation by a feigned apology.

Plea offered in extenuation, apology; the act of excusing; cause for which one is excused.