justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ · verb
Meaning
- To provide an acceptable explanation for.
- To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
- To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
- To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
- To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
- To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
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