escusar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
2. (pronominal) to apologize
3. (transitive) to excuse (to allow to leave)
4. (transitive) to excuse; to justify (to be an acceptable reason for)

Concepts

excuse

pardon

forgive

condone

remit

’scuse

validate

vindicate

make excuses

justify

Synonyms

perdoar

desculpar

dispensar

remitir

Translations

excuser

verzeihen

vergeven

perdonare

pardonner

perdonar

affetmek

perdonar

pardonneren

bağışlamak

excusar

scusare

entschuldigen

begenadigen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.kuˈza(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: excūsō

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese escusar, from Latin excūsāre.