Excuse ¹

Definition: 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.

Excuse ²

Definition: 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.

Excuse ³

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

Excuse ⁴

Definition: 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.

Excuse ⁵

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

Excuse ⁶

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

Excuse ⁷

Definition: 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.

Excuse ⁸

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

excuse ⁹

Definition: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

excuse ¹⁰

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

excuse ¹¹

Definition: 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"

excuse ¹²

Definition: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone''s behavior"; "She condoned her husband''s occasional infidelities"

excuse ¹³

Definition: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"

excuse ¹⁴

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

excuse ¹⁵

Definition: ask for permission to be released from an engagement

excuse ¹⁶

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

excuse ¹⁷

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