Noah Webster
Apologize
APOL'OGIZE, verb intransitive To make an apology; to write or speak in favor of, or to make excuse for; followed by for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
APOL'OGIZE, verb intransitive To make an apology; to write or speak in favor of, or to make excuse for; followed by for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.