Preapologize

Quick meaning: Preapologize is a verb meaning (intransitive) To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.

Meaning

(intransitive) To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• preapologizes
• preapologizing
• preapologized
• pre-apologize

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pre-apologize, foregive, preacknowledge, preannounce, prewarn, forewarn.

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