Home › Words › P › preapologizepreapologizepreapologize · verb — to apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pre- + apologize.verbTo apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact.e.g.“Newman was so ashamed of the film, he took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to pre-apologize to television viewers on the eve of its late-night showing.” — 1989 Oct, Robert Cetti Jr, “Detour: What Drives Paul Newman?”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 72:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.preapology 94% match — An apology in advance; an apology before the fact. vs preapologize →preapply 68% match — To apply in advance. vs preapologize →preacknowledge 67% match — To acknowledge in advance. vs preapologize →preadapt 66% match — To adapt in advance. vs preapologize →preaccept 66% match — To accept beforehand. vs preapologize →foreapprove 65% match — To approve beforehand. vs preapologize →preappoint 64% match — To appoint beforehand. vs preapologize →prearrange 63% match — To arrange in advance. vs preapologize →