APOLOGIZE

[UK and ANZ] usually -ise [verb] - to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused them inconvenience or unhappinessHe apologized publicly to me for his mistake. [I]Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line - we apologize for any inconvenience caused. [I]She apologized profusely for having to leave at 3.30 p.m. [I]He apologized that the statistics had been inaccurate. [+ that clause](slightly formal) I do apologize if my voice is a little low - I've got rather a bad cold. [I]