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excuse

noun
  1. a poor example
    apology
  2. a note explaining an absence
    “I had to get my parents to write an excuse for me.”
  3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise
    “I kept finding excuses to stay.”
    exculpation
verb
  1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
    condone
  2. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
    “Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
    explain
  3. grant exemption or release to
    “Please excuse me from this class”
    exempt
  4. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    beg off
  5. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
    rationaliserationalizejustifyapologiseapologize
  6. accept an excuse for
    “Please excuse my dirty hands”
    pardon