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"
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• S: (v) uphold (uphold%2:32:02::), maintain (maintain%2:32:03::) (support against an opponent) "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
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• 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"
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• S: (v) justify (justify%2:32:04::) ((used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin)
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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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