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Definitions of excuse
  1. noun
    a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
    "he kept finding excuses to stay"
  2. verb
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
    "excuse someone's behavior"

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  3. verb
    ask for permission to be released from an engagement

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  4. verb
    serve as a reason or cause or justification of
    "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"

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  5. verb
    accept an excuse for
    "Please excuse my dirty hands"

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  6. verb
    grant exemption or release to
    "Please excuse me from this class"

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  7. verb
    defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
  8. noun
    a poor example
    "a poor excuse for an automobile"

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  9. noun
    a note explaining an absence
    "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
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