"preapologize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: preapologizes [present, singular, third-person], preapologizing [participle, present], preapologized [participle, past], preapologized [past], pre-apologize [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + apologize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|apologize}} pre- + apologize Head templates: {{en-verb}} preapologize (third-person singular simple present preapologizes, present participle preapologizing, simple past and past participle preapologized)
  1. (intransitive) To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact. Tags: intransitive Related terms: preapology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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