Adjective: excused iks'kyoozd- Granted exemption
"one of the excused jurors planned to write a book" Verb: excuse ik'skyoos- Accept an excuse for
"Please excuse my dirty hands"; - pardon - Grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"; - relieve, let off, exempt - Serve as a reason, cause or justification of
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; - explain - Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"excuse the child's seemingly crazy behaviour"; - apologize, apologise [Brit], rationalize, rationalise [Brit] - Ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- beg off - Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
"excuse someone's behaviour"; - condone
See also: beg, exempt Type of: absolve, ask for, bespeak, call for, defend, fend for, forgive, free, justify, pardon, quest, request, support, vindicate Encyclopedia: Excused Excuse |