make excuses (verb)

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• rationalise — verb 1. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results We rationalized the factory s production and raised profits • Syn: ↑rationalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalisation,… …   Useful english dictionary

• apologise — verb 1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning rationalize the child s seemingly crazy behavior he rationalized his lack of success • Syn: ↑apologize, ↑excuse, ↑justify, ↑rationalize, ↑rationalise …   Useful english dictionary

• excuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, wonderful ▪ excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid ▪ convincing …   Collocations dictionary

• excuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pardon, remit, overlook, condone, forgive, extenuate, justify; exonerate, absolve, acquit, exempt, free, apologize. See vindication, exemption, forgiveness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An explanation]… …   English dictionary for students

• refuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, truck, rubbish, waste, leavings, garbage. See uselessness. v. See refusal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rubbish, litter, waste, leavings; see trash 1 , 3 . v. Syn. decline, reject, repudiate, deny,… …   English dictionary for students

• extenuate — I verb absolve, acquit, allow for, attemper, attenuate, clear, condone, debilitate, deprive of strength, dilute, diminish, enervate, enfeeble, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, forgive, justify, lessen, levare, lighten, make allowance for, make… …   Law dictionary

• justify — jus·ti·fy / jəs tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable does not justify a denial of bail 2: to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct… …   Law dictionary

• rationalize — I verb account for, adduce, analyze, cogitate, construe, excogitate, excuse, explain, explain away, justify, make acceptable, make allowances, make excuses, reason, reconcile, reflect, theorize, think, think logically, vindicate II index comment …   Law dictionary

• invent — /ɪnˈvɛnt / (say in vent) verb (t) 1. to originate as a product of one s own contrivance: to invent a machine. 2. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story. 3. to make up or fabricate as something merely fictitious or false: to… …  

• rationalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. explain away, justify; organize. See interpretation, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To justify] Syn. explain away, vindicate, reconcile; see excuse , justify 2 . 2. [To reason] Syn. think, deliberate,… …   English dictionary for students

• gloze — [gləʊz] verb 1》 literary make excuses for. 2》 archaic use ingratiating or fawning language. 3》 archaic make a comment or comments. Origin ME: from OFr. gloser, from glose a gloss, comment , based on L. glossa (see gloss2) …   English new terms dictionary