vabandama

== Estonian == === Etymology === From vaba +‎ -ndama. === Verb === vabandama (da-infinitive vabandada) to apologize, to apologise Synonym: vabandust paluma to excuse (provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement) Synonym: õigustama to forgive, to pardon Synonym: andestama ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “vabandama”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014 “vabandama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “vabandama”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN vabandama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)