Spell Check of apologize

Definition of apologize:

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

2) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; " I apologized for being late"; " He apologized for the many typoes"

3) To make an apology or defense.

4) To defend.

5) 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.

Common misspellings:

• appologize (25%)
• apoligize (15%)
• apologise (15%)
• appoligize (7%)
• appologise (5%)
• aplogize (4%)
• apoligise (3%)
• apolgize (2%)

Examples of usage:

1) Some people apologize by saying: 'If I've said anything I'm sorry for, I'm glad of it. - "Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course", W. B. M. Ferguson.

2) I said I apologize. - "Syndrome", Thomas Hoover.

3) I'm very sorry and I apologize." - "Syndrome", Thomas Hoover.