What does justify mean?
Definitions for justify
ˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪjus·ti·fy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word justify.
Princeton's WordNet
justify, warrantverb
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
justify, vindicateverb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
"vindicate a claim"
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
absolve, justify, freeverb
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
justifyverb
adjust the spaces between words
"justify the margins"
Wiktionary
justifyverb
To provide an acceptable explanation for.
justifyverb
To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.
justifyverb
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.
justifyverb
To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin
Etymology: From justificare, from justus, iustus, + ficare, from facere.
Wikipedia
Justify
Justify is the second single released from the 2008 album, Black Roses by the Finnish rock band, the Rasmus. The song is a symphonic rock song (pehmorock or "plush rock" in Finnish.) The first demo for "Justify" was created in Los Angeles, California at both James Michael's and Desmond Child's studios in January 2007.
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justify
To justify means to provide a valid explanation, reason, or evidence to support or prove the validity, correctness, or appropriateness of something such as an action, decision, claim, or statement. It can also refer to adjusting the margins of a text so they align with both the left and right side of a page or screen in word processing.
Webster Dictionary
Justifyadjective
to prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty
Justifyadjective
to pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear
Justifyadjective
to treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve
Justifyadjective
to prove; to ratify; to confirm
Justifyadjective
to make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4
Justifyverb
to form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly
Justifyverb
to take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Justify
jus′ti-fī, v.t. to make just: to prove or show to be just or right: to vindicate: to absolve:—pr.p. jus′tifying; pa.p. jus′tified.—adj. Justifī′able, that may be justified or defended.—n. Justifī′ableness.—adv. Justifī′ably.—n. Justificā′tion, vindication: absolution: a plea of sufficient reason for.—adjs. Jus′tificātive, Jus′tificātory, having power to justify.—n. Jus′tifier, one who defends, or vindicates: he who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.—Justification by faith, the doctrine that men are justified by faith in Christ. [Fr.,—L. justificāre—justus, just, facĕre, to make.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4473
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4377
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Verbs Frequency: #429
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of justify in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of justify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of justify in a Sentence
And I started getting more into the researching of Hunter, reading his memoir and reading whatever I could on the subject matter. it’s like a confessional novel, but you justify your behavior in a certain way.
We have no doubt that the data that the ministry of transport used in order to justify the construction of the highway are fabricated.
I share the frustration, yes I think he has tapped into a chord of people who do not want to see millions of people come here illegally, but that does not justify demonizing an entire group of people.
There is no ongoing COVID-19 emergency to justify the continuation of the national emergency declaration, cases are down and most Americans have returned to a pre-pandemic normalcy. This hardly sounds like a country under a national emergency which is why I am calling on my colleagues and Mr. Biden to reverse course and move to give the People back their say in government.
For too long, Congress has given presidents a blank check to wage war. We've let the 9/11 and Iraq War authorizations get stretched to justify wars against multiple terrorist groups in over a dozen countries, from Niger to the Philippines, our proposal finally repeals those authorizations and makes Congress do its job by weighing in on where, when and with who we are at war.
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- بررArabic
- justificarCatalan, Valencian
- zarovnat, obhájit, ospravedlnitCzech
- retfærdiggøreDanish
- ausrichten, justieren, rechtfertigenGerman
- δικαιολογώ, στοιχίζω, αιτιολογώ, δικαιώνω, ευθυγραμμίζωGreek
- legitimar, absolver, justificarSpanish
- oikeuttaa, perustella, tasataFinnish
- justifierFrench
- indokol, igazolHungarian
- giustificareItalian
- 言い開くJapanese
- justifyLatin
- whakawhaihuruhuru, tautoko, whaihuruhuruMāori
- uitlijnen, rechtvaardigenDutch
- wyjustować, usprawiedliwiaćPolish
- justificar, absolverPortuguese
- выравнивать, обосновывать, оправдать, оправдыватьRussian
- arsyetoj, shpjegojAlbanian
- frita från skuldSwedish
- biện hộVietnamese
- 辯解Chinese
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