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Dispense :: Dispense (v. t.) To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation..

Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse..

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture..

Clumsy :: Clumsy (superl.) Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse..

Color :: Color (n.) That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance.

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

Cloak :: Cloak (n.) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.

Exempt :: Exempt (a.) To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain..

Lameness :: Lameness (n.) The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument..

Palliation :: Palliation (n.) The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices..

Naked :: Naked (a.) Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain..

Cause :: Cause (v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Essoign :: Essoign (n.) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.

Insufficiency :: Insufficiency (n.) The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc..

Malice :: Malice (n.) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness..

Whine :: Whine (v. t.) To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse..

Apologize :: Apologize (v. i.) 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..

Put-off :: Put-off (n.) A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.

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