plead vs apologise

plead and apologise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plead	No	No	Yes	No
apologise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, apologise is a hypernym of plead; that is, apologise is a word with a broader meaning than plead:

Other hypernyms of plead include apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize.

plead (verb)	apologise (verb)
appeal or request earnestly	acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
enter a plea, as in courts of law	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
offer as an excuse or plea
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts