Verb

• S: (v) justify (justify%2:32:00::), vindicate (vindicate%2:32:00::) (show to be right by providing justification or proof) "vindicate a claim"
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• 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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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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• S: (v) justify (justify%2:30:00::) (adjust the spaces between words) "justify the margins"
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) adjust (adjust%2:30:00::), set (set%2:30:00::), 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"
• S: (v) proportion (proportion%2:30:00::) (adjust in size relative to other things)
• S: (v) modulate (modulate%2:30:00::) (adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of)
• S: (v) temper (temper%2:30:01::) (adjust the pitch (of pianos))
• S: (v) tune (tune%2:30:00::), tune up (tune_up%2:30:00::) (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)) "My piano needs to be tuned"
• S: (v) calibrate (calibrate%2:30:00::), graduate (graduate%2:30:00::), fine-tune (fine-tune%2:30:02::) (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring) "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
• S: (v) tune (tune%2:30:01::), tune up (tune_up%2:30:01::) (adjust for (better) functioning) "tune the engine"
• S: (v) time (time%2:30:06::) (adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time) "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:30:04::) (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
• S: (v) zero (zero%2:30:00::), zero in (zero_in%2:30:00::) (adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)) "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
• S: (v) zero (zero%2:30:01::) (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)
• S: (v) readjust (readjust%2:30:01::), reset (reset%2:30:01::) (adjust again after an initial failure)
• S: (v) attune (attune%2:30:00::) (adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with)
• S: (v) time (time%2:30:01::) (regulate or set the time of) "time the clock"
• S: (v) set (set%2:30:02::) (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly) "set clocks or instruments"
• S: (v) regulate (regulate%2:30:00::), modulate (modulate%2:30:01::) (fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of) "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
• S: (v) focus (focus%2:30:01::), focalize (focalize%2:30:01::), focalise (focalise%2:30:01::), sharpen (sharpen%2:30:03::) (put (an image) into focus) "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
• S: (v) synchronize (synchronize%2:30:00::), synchronise (synchronise%2:30:00::), sync (sync%2:30:00::) (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner) "Let's synchronize our efforts"
• S: (v) pressurize (pressurize%2:30:00::), pressurise (pressurise%2:30:00::) (increase the pressure in or of) "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
• S: (v) depressurize (depressurize%2:30:00::), depressurise (depressurise%2:30:00::), decompress (decompress%2:30:00::) (decrease the pressure of) "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
• S: (v) match (match%2:30:01::), fit (fit%2:30:00::) (make correspond or harmonize) "Match my sweater"
• S: (v) plumb (plumb%2:30:00::) (adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical)
• S: (v) align (align%2:30:01::), ordinate (ordinate%2:30:00::), coordinate (coordinate%2:30:01::) (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation) "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
• S: (v) harmonize (harmonize%2:30:02::), harmonise (harmonise%2:30:02::), reconcile (reconcile%2:30:00::) (bring into consonance or accord) "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
• S: (v) linearize (linearize%2:30:00::), linearise (linearise%2:30:00::) (make linear or get into a linear form) "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene"
• S: (v) justify (justify%2:30:00::) (adjust the spaces between words) "justify the margins"
• S: (v) citify (citify%2:30:00::) (accustom to urban ways) "Immigration will citify the country?"
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