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justifyverb to be an acceptable reason foryou seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum excuse account (for), alibi, explain, explain away, rationalizebrush (aside or off), condone, disregard, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, wink (at) to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objectionsfailed to justify the need for a war at this time defend, maintain, support, uphold advocate, champion, espouseconfirm, vindicate, warrantaffirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, stateargue, debate, discussemphasize, stress, underline, underscore stand up for, stick up for abandon, abjure, forsake, recant, retract, take back, withdrawreverse, switchcontrovert, disprove, rebut, refute maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify mean to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable.maintain stresses firmness of conviction.steadfastly maintained his innocence assert suggests determination to make others accept one's claim.asserted her rights defend implies maintaining in the face of attack or criticism.defended his voting record vindicate implies successfully defending.his success vindicated our faith in him justify implies showing to be true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent.the action was used to justify military intervention in the 14th century |