Tra từ justify - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

verb

1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for (Freq. 17)
- The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
- The end justifies the means
• Syn:
warrant
• Derivationally related forms:
justificative, justificatory, justifiable, justification
• Hypernyms:
confirm, reassert
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. show to be right by providing justification or proof (Freq. 9)
- vindicate a claim
• Syn:
vindicate
• Derivationally related forms:
vindicatory (for: vindicate), vindication (for: vindicate), vindicator (for: vindicate), justificative, justificatory, justification, justifier
• Hypernyms:
uphold, maintain
• Hyponyms:
excuse, explain, legitimate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (Freq. 2)
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
• Syn:
apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise
• Derivationally related forms:
rationalisation (for: rationalise), rationalization (for: rationalize), justificative, justificatory, justifiable, justification, justifier, excusatory (for: excuse), excuse (for: excuse), apology (for: apologise)
• Hypernyms:
defend, support, fend for
• Hyponyms:
color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate,
palliate, mitigate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. let off the hook
- I absolve you from this responsibility
• Syn:
absolve, free
• Ant:
blame (for: absolve)
• Derivationally related forms:
justification, absolvitory (for: absolve)
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Hyponyms:
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt, wash one's hands
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody of something
5. adjust the spaces between words
- justify the margins
• Topics:
printing
• Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something