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preapologize

verb

Etymology

From pre- + apologize.

  1. derived from ἀπολογία
  2. derived from apologia
  3. borrowed from apologie
  4. suffixed as apologize — “apology + ize”
  5. prefixed as preapologize — “pre + apologize”

Definitions

  1. To apologize in advance

    To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.

    • Newman was so ashamed of the film, he took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to pre-apologize to television viewers on the eve of its late-night showing.

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