excūsō āvī, ātus, āre ex +*causo

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—With pers. obj., to excuse, make an excuse for: Atticae me: se de consilio, Cs.: me apud Apuleium: ut excuser morbi causā: si iudex excusetur Areopagites esse, pleads as his excuse: dixi, cur excusatus abirem, H.: Titium excusavit, quod, etc.: cognatione Licini se, L.: verba excusantia, apologies, O.

—To excuse, apologize for: Varroni tarditatem litterarum: missos ignīs, O.

—To allege in excuse, plead, excuse oneself with: propinquitatem: inopiam, Cs.: verba excusandae valetudini solita, L.: Philippo laborem, H.

—To decline, refuse, excuse the refusal of: reditum Agrippinae ob hiemem, Ta.: in cognitionibus se (iudices), Ta.: alcui rei excusari, to be relieved of, Ta.