| VERB | communication | justify, vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | justify | (used of God) declare innocent | |
| change | justify | adjust the spaces between words |
| Sounds | jhah'stahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | show to be right by providing justification or proof. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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