excuse (v.) Copy link Outline I. To tender an e.1. excūso, 12. purgo, expurgo, 1II. To admit as excusable;1. ignosco, nōvi, tum, 3 (with dat.)2. expr. by vĕnia with a verb • excuse (v.): I. To tender an e.: 1. excūso, 1: to e. oneself to another, se alicui (also apud aliquem) ex., Cic.: Caes. Often with acc. of that which forms the ground of excuse: to ex. oneself on the ground of illness, morbum ex., Cic.: Caes. Less freq. with acc. of the ground of excuse: to ex. oneself from doing something: e. g., from acting as advocate, ex. alicui advocationem, Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 2. 2. purgo, expurgo, 1: v. to exculpate. II. To admit as excusable; 1. ignosco, nōvi, tum, 3 (with dat.): I hope you will ex. my writing to you, velim mihi ignoscas quod ad te scribo, Cic.: Hor.: v. to forgive, pardon. 2. expr. by vĕnia with a verb: I beg you to e. my error, if error it be, peto ut errori (si quis est error) v. tribuas, Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 10: simly, with dare, concedere: v. indulgence, forgiveness.