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	Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:	excuse
Part of Speech:	adjective
Synonyms:	apologetic, conciliatory, condonable, excusable, excusatory, justificatory, pardonable, placable, venial, vindicatory

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	excuse
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	An explanation offered to justify an action or make it better understood.
Synonyms:	plea, pretext

	Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:	excuse
Part of Speech:	noun
Synonyms:	absolution, alibi, amnesty, apology, condonation, dispensation, evasion, exoneration, extenuation, indulgence, justification, makeshift, palliation, pardon, plea, pretext, provocation, rationalization, remission, salvo, subterfuge

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	excuse
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	To free from an obligation or duty.
Synonyms:	absolve, discharge, dispense, exempt, let off, relieve, spare

	Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:	excuse
Part of Speech:	verb
Synonyms:	absolve, acquit, alibi, apology, conciliate, concoct, condone, defend, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forgive, indulge, justify, mitigate, out, overlook, palliate, pardon, plea, pretext, rationalize, release, remit, vindicate

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	apology
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon.
Synonyms:	mea culpa, regret

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	forgive
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	To grant forgiveness to or for.
Synonyms:	condone, pardon, remit
Idioms:	forgive and forget

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	forgiveness
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	The act or an instance of forgiving.
Synonyms:	absolution, amnesty, condonation, pardon, remission

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	justify
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	To show to be just, right, or valid.
Synonyms:	rationalize, vindicate
Idioms:	make a case for

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