apologize (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[apologize 词源字典]
1590s, "to speak in defense of;" see apology + -ize. Main modern sense "to regretfully acknowledge" is attested by 1725. The Greek equivalent, apologizesthai, meant simply "to give an account." Related: Apologized; apologizing.[apologize etymology, apologize origin, 英语词源]