excusing
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Is excusing a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of excusing?
Definition
verb (English)
1. accept an excuse forExamples: "Please excuse my dirty hands"Synonyms: excuse, pardon
2. grant exemption or release toExamples: "Please excuse me from this class"Synonyms: excuse, exempt, let off, relieve
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification ofExamples: "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"Synonyms: excuse, explain
4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoningExamples: "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"Synonyms: apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize
5. ask for permission to be released from an engagementSynonyms: beg off, excuse
6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient withExamples: "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"Synonyms: condone, excuse
Definition source: Wiktionary