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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (v) justify (justify%2:32:00::), vindicate (vindicate%2:32:00::) (show to be right by providing justification or proof) "vindicate a claim"

S: (v) excuse (excuse%2:32:03::), explain (explain%2:32:02::) (serve as a reason or cause or justification of) "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
S: (v) legitimate (legitimate%2:32:02::) (show or affirm to be just and legitimate)
S: (v) warrant (warrant%2:32:00::) (provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)) "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"

S: (v) justify (justify%2:32:04::) ((used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin)

S: (v) justify (justify%2:30:00::) (adjust the spaces between words) "justify the margins"

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"