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Verb Synset: 200893435

Words: excuse, explain

Gloss: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

hypernym 200896141 - justify, vindicate
derivationally related 107232421 - explanation
derivationally related 106741305 - alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification
hyponym 200893741 - alibi

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