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- DictionaryEx·cuse
verb
- 1. attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify: "he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty"
- 2. release (someone) from a duty or requirement: "it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty"
noun
- 1. a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense: "there can be no possible excuse for any further delay"
- 2. a poor or inadequate example of: informal "that pathetic excuse for a man!"