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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) 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::), 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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