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Verb
S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:32:00::)
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vindicate (vindicate%2:32:00::)
(show to be right by providing justification or proof)
"vindicate a claim"
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uphold (uphold%2:32:02::)
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maintain (maintain%2:32:03::)
(support against an opponent)
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:32:00::)
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vindicate (vindicate%2:32:00::)
(show to be right by providing justification or proof)
"vindicate a claim"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:32:04::)
((used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin)
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S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:30:00::)
(adjust the spaces between words)
"justify the margins"
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S:
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adjust (adjust%2:30:00::)
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set (set%2:30:00::)
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correct (correct%2:30:09::)
(alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
"Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
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change (change%2:30:01::)
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alter (alter%2:30:01::)
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modify (modify%2:30:10::)
(cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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