transitive. To excuse; to offer or put in an excuse for non-appearance of.

transitive. To offer an apology for. To attempt to clear (a person) wholly or partially from blame, without denying or justifying his imputed…

transitive. = excuse, v. Now chiefly in representations of colloquial speech, esp. in form 'scuse.

transitive. figurative. To smooth over, excuse, explain away. Obsolete.

To explain away, excuse by a ‘salvo’.

Used for: To extenuate the guilt of; to plead partial excuses for.

transitive. To excuse (a person). Obsolete. rare.