Preapologize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact. intransitive

    "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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"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."

Etymology

From pre- + apologize.

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