excuse /iks- or eks-kūzˈ/

1. To free from blame or guilt
2. To exonerate
3. To overlook or forgive
4. To pardon or condone (in small matters)
5. To free (from an obligation)
6. To release or dispense with temporarily
7. To allow to go out of one's presence
8. To seek to explain or justify (a person or their actions)
9. To make an apology or ask pardon for

To make excuses

1. A plea offered in extenuation or explanation, in order to avoid punishment
2. Pardon or forgiveness
3. Indulgence

excūsable /iks-kūzˈə-bl/ adjective

excūsˈableness noun

excūsˈably adverb

excūsˈal noun

excūsˈatory adjective

1. Making or containing excuses
2. Apologetic

excusˈer noun

excusive /eks-kūsˈiv/ adjective

excuse-me or excuse-me dance noun

A dance during which one may change partners

be excused

1. To leave a room, etc
2. To go to the lavatory to relieve oneself (euphemistic)

excuse for /iks-kūsˈ/

A very poor example of

excuse me

An expression used as an apology for any slight or apparent impropriety, esp as a request to pass, leave, interrupt or catch someone's attention or for contradicting a statement that has been made, or (US) when correcting oneself

excuse oneself

1. To ask permission and then leave
2. To explain and seek pardon (for a misdeed)

make one's excuses

To apologize for leaving or for not attending

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