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Meaning of justify

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  justify
      v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The
           emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end
           justifies the means" [syn: {justify}, {warrant}]
      2: show to be right by providing justification or proof;
         "vindicate a claim" [syn: {justify}, {vindicate}]
      3: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by
         reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy
         behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn:
         {apologize}, {apologise}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalize},
         {rationalise}]
      4: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
         [syn: {absolve}, {justify}, {free}] [ant: {blame}, {fault}]
      5: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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