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1excuse — excusable, adj. excusableness, n. excusably, adv. excusal, n. excuseless, adj. excuser, n. excusingly, adv. excusive, adj. excusively, adv. v …
2excuse — ex•cuse v. [[t]ɪkˈskyuz[/t]] n. [[t] ˈskyus[/t]] v. cused, cus•ing, n. 1) to regard or judge with indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.) 2) to offer an apology for; seek to remove the blame of: He excused his absence by… …
3excuse — ex·cuse 1 /ik skyüz/ vb ex·cused, ex·cus·ing vt 1: to grant exemption or release to excused the prospective juror excused the witness after an hour of testimony 2 …
4Excuse (legal) — Excuse redirects here. For making excuses , see Rationalization (making excuses). Criminal defenses …
5excuse — [ ɛkskyz ] n. f. • fin XIVe; de excuser 1 ♦ Raison alléguée pour se défendre d une accusation, d un reproche, pour expliquer ou atténuer une faute. ⇒ 1. défense, explication, justification, motif, raison. Alléguer, donner, fournir une bonne… …
6Ignorance — • Lack of knowledge about a thing in a being capable of knowing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ignorance Ignorance † …
7ignorance — I noun benightedness, bewilderment, blindness, darkness, denseness, fog, foolishness, greenness, haze, illiteracy, illiterateness, imprudentia, incapacity, incognizance, incomprehension, ineptitude, inerudition, inexperience, innocence,… …
8Ignorance (disambiguation) — Ignorance is a state of being uninformed. Ignorance may also refer to: In social sciences: Pluralistic ignorance, a concept in social psychology Rational ignorance, a concept in epistemology Vincible ignorance, a moral or doctrinal matter in… …
9excuse my ignorance — phrase used for asking a question that someone might expect you to know the answer to Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: excuse …
10excusé — excusé, ée (èk sku zé, zée) part. passé. 1° Qui a été disculpé. L enfant excusé par la mère. • Cruelle, pensez vous être assez excusée ?, RAC. Phèdre, v, 7. 2° Pardonné. Une faute excusée. • L ignorance de la religion et de la police du… …
