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"he kept finding excuses to stay"nouna defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
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"excuse someone's behavior"verbexcuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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verbask for permission to be released from an engagement
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"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"verbserve as a reason or cause or justification of
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"Please excuse my dirty hands"verbaccept an excuse for
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"Please excuse me from this class"verbgrant exemption or release to
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verbdefend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
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"a poor excuse for an automobile"nouna poor example
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"he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"nouna note explaining an absencetype of:
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