preapologize
English
Alternative forms
- pre-apologize
Verb
preapologize (third-person singular simple present preapologizes, present participle preapologizing, simple past and past participle preapologized)
- To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.
- 1989, Robert Cetti Jr, “Detour: What Drives Paul Newman?”, Orange Coast Magazine, Oct 1989, p. 72:
- Newman was so ashamed of the film, he took out an ad in The Los Angeles Times to pre-apologize to television viewers on the eve of its late-night showing.
- 1989, Robert Cetti Jr, “Detour: What Drives Paul Newman?”, Orange Coast Magazine, Oct 1989, p. 72:
Usage notes
Much more common since circa 2000; compare similar usage for preapology.
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