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"
• S: (v) justify (justify%2:32:04::) ((used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin)
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• S: (n) theology (theology%1:09:00::), theological system (theological_system%1:09:00::) (a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings) "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
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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"
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