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A*pol`o*get"ic*al*ly, adv. By way of apology.

A*pol`o*get"ics (&?;), n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.

A*pol"o*gist (&?;), n. [Cf. F. apologiste.] One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.

A*pol"o*gize (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apologized (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Apologizing.] [Cf. F. apologiser.] 1. To make an apology or defense. Dr. H. More.

2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.

To apologize for his insolent language. Froude.

A*pol"o*gize, v. t. To defend. [Obs.]

The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie. Dr. G. Benson.

A*pol"o*gi`zer (&?;), n. One who makes an apology; an apologist.

Ap"o*logue (&?;), n. [L. apologous, Gr. &?;; &?; from + &?; speech, &?; to speak: cf. F. apologue.] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.

An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues.

A*pol"o*gy (&?;), n.; pl. Apologies. [L. apologia, Gr. &?;; &?; from + &?;: cf. F. apologie. See Apologetic.] 1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.

It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none. Dryden.

2. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.

3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains. Dickens.

Syn. -- Excuse. An apology, in the original sense of the word, was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an apology, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an apology for some breach of propriety or decorum (like rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We offer an excuse when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven. When an excuse has been accepted, an apology may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. "An excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An apology mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others." Crabb.

A*pol"o*gy (&?;), v. i. To offer an apology. [Obs.]

For which he can not well apology. J. Webster.

Ap`o*me*com"e*ter, n. An instrument for measuring the height of objects. Knight.

Ap`o*me*com"e*try, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. &?; length + -metry.] The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs. or R.]

{ ||Ap`o*mor"phi*a (&?;), Ap`o*mor"phine (&?;), } n. [Pref. apo- + morphia, morphine.] (Chem.) A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.

||Ap`o*neu*ro"sis (&?;), n.; pl. Aponeuroses (&?;). [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to pass into a tendon; &?; from + &?; to strain the sinews, &?; sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.

Ap`o*neu*rot"ic (&?;), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.

Ap`o*neu*rot"o*my (&?;), n. [Aponeurosis + Gr. &?; a cutting.] Dissection of aponeuroses.

Ap`o*pemp"tic (-pmp"tk), a. [Gr. 'apopemptiko`s, fr. 'apope`mpein to send off or away; 'apo` from + pe`mpein to send.] Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as, apopemptic songs or hymns. [1913 Webster]

||A*poph"a*sis (*pf"*ss), n. [Gr. 'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]

Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;; &?; from + &?; full of phlegm. See Phlegmatic.] (Med.) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils. -- n. An apophlegmatic medicine.