Would you please apologize to Wally for Tom?
•I apologized for Frank to the hostess.
•I had to apologize for Frank.
•I had to apologize to the hostess.
•He was never able to apologize to himself for his past errors.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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apologize — also ise BrE verb (I) to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong: That was an awful thing to say, I think you should apologize. (+ for): I must apologise for the delay in replying to your letter. | apologize to: The US… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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