Definitions for justify
ˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪjus·ti·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.4 / 16 votes

1. 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"

2. justify, vindicateverb

   show to be right by providing justification or proof

   "vindicate a claim"

3. 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"

4. absolve, justify, freeverb

   let off the hook

   "I absolve you from this responsibility"

5. justifyverb

   adjust the spaces between words

   "justify the margins"

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1. justifyverb

   To provide an acceptable explanation for.

2. justifyverb

   To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.

   Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.

3. 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.

4. justifyverb

   To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin

5. Etymology: From justificare, from justus, iustus, + ficare, from facere.

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1. 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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1. 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.

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1. Justifyadjective

   to prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty

2. 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

3. Justifyadjective

   to treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve

4. Justifyadjective

   to prove; to ratify; to confirm

5. Justifyadjective

   to make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4

6. Justifyverb

   to form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly

7. Justifyverb

   to take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety

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1. 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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1. Justify

   Warrant vs Justify -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Warrant and Justify.

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4473

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4377

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'justify' in Verbs Frequency: #429

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of justify in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of justify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of justify in a Sentence

1. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

   Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic.

2. Steve Bannon:

   But also on Sunday, former top White House strategist Steve Bannon told ABC's This Week that President Trump administration doesn't need to justify separating children from their parents at the border. It’s zero tolerance. I don't think you have to justify it.

3. George Santayana:

   The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any belief in particular.

4. Abu Hurriya:

   I can put myself in their shoes because I was once in them, i don't justify it because I don't think you can justify it, but at the end of the day I understand how they can get to that point. They're young and vulnerable. It's the same way that a kid in the ghetto joins a gang.

5. Brian Jacobsen:

   While this report can help justify a rate hike in December, it can't justify anything more than a very gradual path of rate hikes.

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