apologise vs apologize
Definitions
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
Examples
He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee.
Talking of storms, this interview is potentially a bit blowy for me, too: I once had to apologise to a Lady for falsely accusing her of being German (she is half-French and half-Russian and also a British citizen).
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Definitions
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
Examples
You can't have a show called Politically Incorrect and then abjectly apologize for not being PC.
You'd think he'd have the common decency to apologize for what he said.
We deeply regret our misguided support and apologize for our previous email.
