Word: excused
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: e
xcused
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of excuse; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Morphemes:
Affix: excuse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: causa
Language: la
Decoded: causa
Meaning: cause, reason; case
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.