justify
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- justifie (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin justificare (“make just”), from justus, iustus (“just”), + to make, from facere.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
justify (third-person singular simple present justifies, present participle justifying, simple past and past participle justified)
- (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
- How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?
- Paying too much for car insurance is not justified.
- (transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
- Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.
- (transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
- The text will look better justified.
- (transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin
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Translations [edit]
provide an acceptable explanation
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give a good, acceptable reason for something
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arrange lines on a page or computer screen
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