excuse

n. குற்றங்கறை விளக்கம், பிழை மன்னிப்புக் கோருவதற்குரிய செயல்விளக்கம், சாக்குப்போக்கு, குற்றம் மழுப்பு வாதம், சாக்கு, செயலுக்குரிய காரண விவரம், கடமையிலிருந்து விடுவிக்கும் படி கோருவதற்குரிய காரணம், மன்னிப்பு, பொறுத்தருள்கை, (வினை) குற்றம் பொறுத்தருள், மன்னி, குற்றம் புறக்ககணித்தருள், குற்றத்தினின்றும் விடுவி, குற்றப்பொறுப்புக் குறைத்துக்குக் காட்டு, பொறுப்பினின்றும் பிடுவி, மன்னிப்புக் கோரிக்கையை ஏற்றருள், குற்றமழுப்பிப் பசப்பு, சாக்கு போக்குக் கூறு, தண்டம் குறைத்தருள், ஆசாரமுறைத்தவறைப் பொறுத்து அமை, வருகை தவிர்க்க இசைவளி, (பே-வ.) இயலாநிலைக் கண்டிப்புக் குறித்து வருந்தாதிரு.

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Ex*cuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excused; p. pr. & vb. n. Excusing.] Etym: [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See Cause.] 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. Ex*cuse", n. Etym: [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.