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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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S:
(v)
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::)
,
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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W:
(n)
justification (justification%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
justify
] (the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning)
"the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
W:
(adj)
justificatory (justificatory%3:00:00:exculpatory:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (providing justification)
W:
(adj)
justificative (justificative%3:00:00:exculpatory:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (providing justification)
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S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:30:00::)
(adjust the spaces between words)
"justify the margins"
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S:
(v)
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"
sentence frame