English Dictionary

Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.
Source : opted (7543)  - auto

An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.
Source : opted (7544)  - auto

Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
Source : opted (7545)  - auto

To offer an apology.
Source : opted (7546)  - auto