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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(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.
The second example, a cartoon, shows a husband announcing to his wife, that he wants to pre-apologize before going out for the evening. Despite the humor involved in the idea of “pre-apologizing,” I do not believe that a person can meaningfully apologize before the event.
Use preapologize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preapologize means (intransitive) To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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