English dictionary
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English verb: justify | |||
| 1. | justify (communication) show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for | ||
| Samples | The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns. The end justifies the means. | ||
| Synonyms | warrant | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confirm, reassert | ||
| 2. | justify (communication) show to be right by providing justification or proof | ||
| Samples | Vindicate a claim. | ||
| Synonyms | vindicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | maintain, uphold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | excuse, explain, legitimate | ||
| 3. | justify (communication) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | ||
| Samples | Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior. He rationalized his lack of success. | ||
| Synonyms | apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defend, fend for, support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | color, colour, extenuate, gloss, mitigate, palliate, plead | ||
| 4. | justify (communication) let off the hook | ||
| Samples | I absolve you from this responsibility. | ||
| Synonyms | absolve, free | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forgive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, wash one's hands | ||
| Antonyms | blame, fault | ||
| 5. | justify (change) adjust the spaces between words | ||
| Samples | Justify the margins. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||
| Domain category | printing | ||
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