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Excuse

Excuse (excuse)
v. t.(?)
Ex*cuse"
[imp. *** p. p. Excused (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Excusing.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare] ex out + ca
  1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

    A man's persuasion that a thing is duty, will not excuse him from guilt in practicing it, if really and indeed it be against Gog's law. Abp. Sharp.

  2. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.

    I must excuse what can not be amended. Shak.

  3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

    And in our own (excuse some courtly stains.)
    No whiter page than Addison remains.
    Pope.

  4. To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.

    I pray thee have me excused. xiv. 19.

  5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

    Think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? 2 Cor. xii. 19.

    Syn. -- To vindicate; exculpate; absolve; acquit. - To Pardon, Excuse, Forgive. A superior pardons as an act of mercy or generosity; either a superior or an equal excuses. A crime, great fault, or a grave offence, as one against law or morals, may be pardoned; a small fault, such as a failure in social or conventional obligations, slight omissions or neglects may be excused. Forgive relates to offenses against one's self, and punishment foregone; as, to forgive injuries or one who has injured us; to pardon grave offenses, crimes, and criminals; to excuse an act of forgetfulness, an unintentional offense. Pardon is also a word of courtesy employed in the sense of excuse.


Excuse

Excuse (excuse)
n.(?)
Ex*cuse"
[Cf. F. excuse. See Excuse, v. t.]
  1. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.

    Pleading so wisely in excuse of it. Shak.

  2. That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment.

    Hence with denial vain and coy excuse. Milton.

  3. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
    "It hath the excuse of youth." Shak.

    If eyes were made for seeing.
    Then beauty is its own excuse for being.
    Emerson.

    Syn. -- See Apology.














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