VERB | communication | justify, vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
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communication | justify | (used of God) declare innocent | |
change | justify | adjust the spaces between words |
Sounds | jhah'stahfay. | |
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Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... |
Meaning | show to be right by providing justification or proof. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | vindicate | |
Narrower | excuse, explain | Serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of |
legitimate | show / show or affirm to be just and legitimate | |
warrant | show to be reasonable / reasonable or provide adequate ground for | |
Broader | uphold, maintain | support against an opponent |
Spanish | justificar | |
Catalan | justificar | |
Adjectives | justifiable | capable of being justified |
justificative, justificatory | attempting to justify or defend in speech / speech or writing | |
justificative, justificatory | providing justification | |
Nouns | justification | something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable / reasonable or necessary |
justification | a statement in explanation of some action or belief | |
justifier | a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution |
Meaning | (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
Category | theology, theological system | A particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings |
Broader | absolve, free | let off the hook |
Adjectives | justificative, justificatory | providing justification |
Nouns | justification | the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning |
Meaning | Adjust the spaces between words. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "justify the margins" | |
Category | printing | The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution |
Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
Spanish | justificar | |
Catalan | justificar |
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