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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"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
justificative (justificative%3:00:00:exculpatory:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (providing justification)
W:
(adj)
justificative (justificative%3:00:00:apologetic:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing)
W:
(adj)
justificatory (justificatory%3:00:00:exculpatory:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (providing justification)
W:
(n)
justification (justification%1:10:00::)
[Related to:
justify
] (a statement in explanation of some action or belief)
W:
(n)
justification (justification%1:09:00::)
[Related to:
justify
] (something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary)
"he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
W:
(n)
justifier (justifier%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
justify
] (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution)
"an apologist for capital punishment"
W:
(adj)
justificatory (justificatory%3:00:00:apologetic:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing)
W:
(adj)
justifiable (justifiable%3:00:00:excusable:00)
[Related to:
justify
] (capable of being justified)
W:
(adj)
vindicatory (vindicatory%3:00:00:exculpatory:00)
[Related to:
vindicate
] (providing justification)
W:
(n)
vindication (vindication%1:10:00::)
[Related to:
vindicate
] (the justification for some act or belief)
"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
W:
(n)
vindicator (vindicator%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
vindicate
] (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution)
"an apologist for capital punishment"
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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direct hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
justify (justify%2:30:00::)
(adjust the spaces between words)
"justify the margins"
domain category
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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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"
sentence frame