Apologize vs Extol - What's the difference?
apologize | extol |
To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
* Froude
To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(dated) To make an apology or defense; to act as apologist.
As verbs the difference between apologize and extol
is that apologize is to make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends while extol is to praise; to make high.apologize
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Alternative forms
* apologise (Commonwealth)Verb
(apologiz)- My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
- to apologize for his insolent language