0 past simple and past participle of apologize
1 to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them:
Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line - we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Imagine the humiliation of having to apologize.
Blocked, the head prefect had apologized to the intransigent, and accepted the status quo.
If they then apologized, they would not be punished, other than having their name recorded in the appropriate register.
She apologized for the inferior quality of paper used in several issues, ' 'but the difficulty she has found in procuring it has been great.