Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plead | No | No | Yes | No |
excuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plead (noun) | excuse (noun) |
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a poor example | |
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
a note explaining an absence |
plead (verb) | excuse (verb) |
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appeal or request earnestly | accept an excuse for |
enter a plea, as in courts of law | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
offer as an excuse or plea | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with |
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 | serve as a reason or cause or justification of |
grant exemption or release to | |
ask for permission to be released from an engagement |