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Definitions and meaning of excuse

excuse

Etymology

From Middle English excusen (verb) and excuse (noun), borrowed from Old French escuser (verb) and excuse (noun), from Latin excūsō, excūsāre (“to excuse, allege in excuse, literally, free from a charge”), from ex (“out”) + causa (“a charge”); see cause, accuse and recuse. Displaced native Old English lād (“an excuse”) and lādian (“to excuse”).

Pronunciation

Verb

• (UK) enPR: ĭkskyo͞oz', IPA^(key): /ɪkˈskjuːz/, /ɛksˈkjuːz/
• (US) enPR: ĭkskyo͞oz', IPA^(key): /ɪksˈkjuz/, /ɛksˈkjuz/
• Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

• (UK) enPR: ĭkskyo͞os', IPA^(key): /ɪkˈskjuːs/, /ɛksˈkjuːs/
• (US) enPR: ĭkskyo͞os', IPA^(key): /ɪksˈkjus/, /ɛksˈkjus/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Verb

excuse (third-person singular simple present excuses, present participle excusing, simple past and past participle excused)

1. (transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
2. (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.

3. (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
4. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Synonyms

• (to release from guilt, shame, or punishment): forgive, let off the hook, let pass, pardon, unguilt

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to release from guilt, shame, or punishment”): blame, punish

Derived terms

• 'scuse
• excuse me
• excuse my français, excuse my French
• excuse you
• please excuse my dear Aunt Sally
• XQs

Translations

Noun

excuse (countable and uncountable, plural excuses)

1. (countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
2. (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
3. (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.

Usage notes

• We often say to make an excuse.

Synonyms

• (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment): pretext release, clear, justify, forgive, tolerate, overlook, exempt, pardon, discharge, pretext, bear with, acquit, exonerate, absolve, pretense, vindicate.

Translations

See also

• rationalization

Further reading

• “excuse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “excuse”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Deverbal from excuser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.skyz/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛs.kyz/

Noun

excuse f (plural excuses)

1. excuse

Verb

excuse

1. inflection of excuser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “excuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Participle

excūse

1. vocative masculine singular of excūsus

Spanish

Verb

excuse

1. inflection of excusar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative