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preapologized

preapologized is the simple past and past participle of preapologize.

Meaning of preapologize

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.
    • Newman was so ashamed of the film, he took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to pre-apologize to television viewers on the eve of its late-night showing.1989 Oct, Robert Cetti Jr, “Detour: What Drives Paul Newman?”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 72

Questions about preapologized

What is preapologized the simple past and past participle of?
Preapologized is the simple past and past participle of preapologize.

Words near preapologized in the dictionary

  1. preapicals
  2. preapnea
  3. preapocalyptic
  4. preapologies
  5. preapologize
  6. preapologized
  7. preapologizes
  8. preapologizing
  9. preapology
  10. preaponeurotic
  11. preapoptotic

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