justify
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show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
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show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"
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defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child''s seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
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let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
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adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"