excused

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
   • I excused him his transgressions.
2. (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
   • May I be excused from the table?

   Synonyms:

   forgive, let off the hook, let pass, pardon, unguilt

3. (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
   • You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!

   Synonyms:

   plead, adduce

4. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
   • Agayne / thynke ye that we excuſe oure ſelves? we ſpeake in Chriſt in the ſight of God. But we do all thyngꝭ dearly beloved for youre edifyinge.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians xij:[19], folio ccxlvj, verso

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