excusar

Meaning

to excuse

Concepts

excuse

pardon

forgive

apologize

prevent

justify

rationalize

oppose

palliate

rationalise

relieve

remit

save

spare

validate

vindicate

apologise

make excuses

avoid

condone

deny

exempt

explain

let off

Synonyms

perdonar

disculpar

dispensar

disculparse

justificar

rehusar

excusarse

eximir

guardarse

racionalizar

ahorrar

desculpar

contradecir

desmentir

liberar

negar

Translations

excuser

scusare

entschuldigen

verzeihen

excusar

escusar

justifier

pardonner

vergeben

giustificare

vergeven

perdonare

disculpar

desculpar

perdoar

Hyphenated as

ex‧cu‧sar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɡskuˈsaɾ/

Etymology

Semi-learned alteration (based on the Latin etymon) of the inherited Old Spanish escusar, from Latin excūsāre. Cf. the now obsolete form escusar ("to hide"), influenced by the old past participle of esconder.