"justify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/ Audio: en-us-justify.ogg [US] Forms: justifies [present, singular, third-person], justifying [participle, present], justified [participle, past], justified [past]
Etymology: From Middle English justifien, from Old French justifier, from Late Latin justificare (“make just”), from Latin justus, iustus (“just”) + ficare (“make”), from facere, equivalent to just + -ify. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂yew-|*-tós}}, {{inh|en|enm|justifien}} Middle English justifien, {{der|en|fro|justifier}} Old French justifier, {{der|en|LL.|justificare||make just}} Late Latin justificare (“make just”), {{der|en|la|justus}} Latin justus, {{m|la|iustus||just}} iustus (“just”), {{m|la|ficare||make}} ficare (“make”), {{m|la|facere}} facere, {{suffix|en|just|ify}} just + -ify, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} justify (third-person singular simple present justifies, present participle justifying, simple past and past participle justified)
  1. (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. Tags: transitive Translations (provide an acceptable explanation): arsyetoj (Albanian), بَرَّرَ (barrara) (Arabic), апра́ўдваць (apráŭdvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), апраўда́ць (apraŭdácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), оправда́вам (opravdávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), оправда́я (opravdája) [perfective] (Bulgarian), justificar (Catalan), 辯解 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩解 (biànjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 辯護 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩护 (biànhù) (Chinese Mandarin), 聲辯 (Chinese Mandarin), 声辩 (shēngbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), obhajovat [imperfective] (Czech), obhájit [perfective] (Czech), ospravedlňovat [imperfective] (Czech), ospravedlnit [perfective] (Czech), begrunde (Danish), retfærdiggøre (Danish), rechtvaardigen (Dutch), argumenti (Esperanto), motivi (Esperanto), perustella (Finnish), justifier (French), xustificar (Galician), გამართლება (gamartleba) (Georgian), ახსნა (axsna) (Georgian), განმარტება (ganmarṭeba) (Georgian), rechtfertigen (German), δικαιολογώ (dikaiologó) (Greek), αιτιολογώ (aitiologó) (Greek), indokol (Hungarian), igazol (Hungarian), giustificare (Italian), 言い開く (iihiraku) (alt: いいひらく) (Japanese), ақтау (aqtau) (Kazakh), оправдува (opravduva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), оправда (opravda) [perfective] (Macedonian), whakawhaihuruhuru (Maori), tautoko (Maori), parahau (Maori), begrunne (Norwegian Bokmål), rettferdiggjøre (Norwegian Bokmål), justificar (Occitan), توجیه کردن (tojih kardan) (Persian), antvardol să (Polabian), uzasadniać [imperfective] (Polish), uzasadnić [perfective] (Polish), usprawiedliwiać [imperfective] (Polish), usprawiedliwić [perfective] (Polish), justificar (Portuguese), justifica (Romanian), опра́вдывать (oprávdyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), оправда́ть (opravdátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), объясня́ть (obʺjasnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объясни́ть (obʺjasnítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), justifee (Scots), пра̑вдати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), о̀пра̄вдати [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), prȃvdati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), òprāvdati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ospravedlňovať [imperfective] (Slovak), ospravedlniť [perfective] (Slovak), upravičevati [imperfective] (Slovene), upravičiti [perfective] (Slovene), legitimar (Spanish), justificar (Spanish), rättfärdiga (Swedish), haklı göstermek (Turkish), випра́вдувати (vyprávduvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́правдати (výpravdaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), виправдо́вувати (vypravdóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), опра́вдувати (oprávduvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), оправда́ти (opravdáty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), cyfiawnhau (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-uTiKVe~V Disambiguation of 'provide an acceptable explanation': 71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3
  2. (transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant. Tags: transitive Translations (give a good, acceptable reason for something): shpjegoj (Albanian), سَوَّغَ (sawwaḡa) (Arabic), обясня́вам (objasnjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), обясня́ (objasnjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), извиня́вам (izvinjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), извиня́ (izvinjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), justificar (Catalan), ospravedlnit (Czech), begrunde (Danish), rechtvaardigen (Dutch), argumenti (Esperanto), motivi (Esperanto), oikeuttaa (Finnish), perustella (Finnish), justifier (French), გამართლება (gamartleba) (Georgian), ახსნა (axsna) (Georgian), მტკიცება (mṭḳiceba) (Georgian), დასაბუთება (dasabuteba) (Georgian), rechtfertigen (German), δικαιολογώ (dikaiologó) (Greek), indokol (Hungarian), giustificare (Italian), iustifico (Latin), justifikasikan (Malay), whaihuruhuru (Maori), begrunne (Norwegian Bokmål), uzasadniać [imperfective] (Polish), uzasadnić [perfective] (Polish), usprawiedliwiać [imperfective] (Polish), usprawiedliwić [perfective] (Polish), justificar (Portuguese), объясня́ть (obʺjasnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объясни́ть (obʺjasnítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), обосно́вывать (obosnóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обоснова́ть (obosnovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), извиня́ть (izvinjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), извини́ть (izvinítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), justifee (Scots), legitimar (Spanish), justificar (Spanish), doğrulamak (Turkish), teyyit etmek [obsolete, possibly] (Turkish), cyfiawnhau (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-J9k9QlXA Disambiguation of 'give a good, acceptable reason for something': 18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2
  3. (transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Typography Translations (arrange lines on a page or computer screen): подравня́вам (podravnjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), подравня́ (podravnjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), justificar (Catalan), zarovnat (Czech), uitlijnen (Dutch), tehdä tasapalstaksi (Finnish), tasata molempiin reunoihin (Finnish), justifier (French), გასწორება (gasc̣oreba) (Georgian), სწორება (sc̣oreba) (Georgian), ausrichten (German), justieren (German), ευθυγραμμίζω (efthygrammízo) (Greek), στοιχίζω (stoichízo) (Greek), igazít (Hungarian), rendez (Hungarian), giustificare (Italian), iustifico (Latin), whakatautika (Maori), wyjustować (Polish), justificar (Portuguese), выра́внивать (vyrávnivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́ровнять (výrovnjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), justificar (Spanish), ayarlamak (Turkish), hizaya sokmak (Turkish), вирі́внювати (vyrívnjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́рівняти (výrivnjaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-kkxdbz7d Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'arrange lines on a page or computer screen': 1 3 82 3 3 3 2 3
  4. (transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin. Tags: transitive Translations (to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin): опроща́вам (oproštávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), δικαιώνω (dikaióno) (Greek), absolver (Portuguese), отпуска́ть грехи́ (otpuskátʹ grexí) [imperfective] (Russian), отпусти́ть грехи́ (otpustítʹ grexí) [perfective] (Russian), absolver (Spanish), frita från skuld (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-c3B3x2Hr Disambiguation of 'to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin': 1 2 2 90 1 1 2 2
  5. (reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-QkwUWfKI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 14 8 35 22 8 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 6 8 18 6 28 16 9 9
  6. (transitive) To prove; to ratify; to confirm. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-ZUU9ijqK
  7. (law) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-n27pzsR9 Topics: law
  8. (law) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-justify-en-verb-BIeXWg5G Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: justifie [obsolete] Derived forms: justifying space, self-justify, the ends justify the means Related terms: -fy, just, justification, justifiable, justifiably, unjustified

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          "text": "How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Paying too much for car insurance is not justified.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 23, Anthony Lambert, “Expanding the family and disabled markets”, in RAIL, number 990, page 53",
          "text": "Like all public expenditure, Access for All has to compete with other deserving demands. For example, how can you justify spending a couple of million pounds installing lifts at a station such as Achnasheen, which has 2,420 annual users, when that sum would buy a life-saving machine for a hospital? How do you decide on a minimum number of annual station users to justify that expenditure?",
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        "To provide an acceptable explanation for."
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        "(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "arsyetoj"
        },
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "barrara",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "بَرَّرَ"
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          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "apráŭdvacʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "апра́ўдваць"
        },
        {
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "apraŭdácʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "апраўда́ць"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "opravdávam",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправда́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "opravdája",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправда́я"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "辯解"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànjiě",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "辩解"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "辯護"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànhù",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "辩护"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "聲辯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shēngbiàn",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "声辩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "obhajovat"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "obhájit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ospravedlňovat"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "begrunde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "retfærdiggøre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "rechtvaardigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "argumenti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "motivi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "perustella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justifier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "xustificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamartleba",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "გამართლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "axsna",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "ახსნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganmarṭeba",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "განმარტება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "rechtfertigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dikaiologó",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "δικαιολογώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aitiologó",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "αιτιολογώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "indokol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "igazol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "giustificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "alt": "いいひらく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "iihiraku",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "言い開く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "aqtau",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "ақтау"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "opravduva",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправдува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "opravda",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "whakawhaihuruhuru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "tautoko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "parahau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "begrunne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "rettferdiggjøre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tojih kardan",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "توجیه کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pox",
          "lang": "Polabian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "antvardol să"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "uzasadniać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uzasadnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "usprawiedliwiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "usprawiedliwić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justifica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oprávdyvatʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "опра́вдывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opravdátʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправда́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjasnjátʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "объясня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjasnítʹ",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "объясни́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justifee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пра̑вдати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "о̀пра̄вдати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "prȃvdati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "òprāvdati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ospravedlňovať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ospravedlniť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "upravičevati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "upravičiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "legitimar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "rättfärdiga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "haklı göstermek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyprávduvaty",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "випра́вдувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výpravdaty",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ви́правдати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vypravdóvuvaty",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "виправдо́вувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oprávduvaty",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "опра́вдувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "opravdáty",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "оправда́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 15 2 2 3 2 2 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
          "word": "cyfiawnhau"
        }
      ]
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1861, Edward Everett, The Great Issues Now Before the Country, An oration delivered at the New York Academy of Music, July 4, 1861, New York: James G. Gregory, page 8",
          "text": "Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify revolution, it would not justify the evil of breaking up a government, under an abstract constitutional right to do so.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "warrant",
          "warrant"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "shpjegoj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "sawwaḡa",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "سَوَّغَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "objasnjávam",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обясня́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "objasnjá",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обясня́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izvinjávam",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "извиня́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izvinjá",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "извиня́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "ospravedlnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "begrunde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "rechtvaardigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "argumenti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "motivi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "oikeuttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "perustella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justifier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamartleba",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "გამართლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "axsna",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "ახსნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mṭḳiceba",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "მტკიცება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dasabuteba",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "დასაბუთება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "rechtfertigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dikaiologó",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "δικαιολογώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "indokol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "giustificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "iustifico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justifikasikan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "whaihuruhuru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "begrunne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "uzasadniać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uzasadnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "usprawiedliwiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "usprawiedliwić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjasnjátʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "объясня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjasnítʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "объясни́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obosnóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обосно́вывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obosnovátʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обоснова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izvinjátʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "извиня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izvinítʹ",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "извини́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justifee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "legitimar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "justificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "doğrulamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "possibly"
          ],
          "word": "teyyit etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 48 2 3 10 2 16 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
          "word": "cyfiawnhau"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Typography",
          "orig": "en:Typography",
          "parents": [
            "Printing",
            "Writing",
            "Industries",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Business",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The text will look better justified.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned."
      ],
      "id": "en-justify-en-verb-kkxdbz7d",
      "links": [
        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ],
        [
          "page",
          "page"
        ],
        [
          "screen",
          "screen"
        ],
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "paragraph",
          "paragraph"
        ],
        [
          "align",
          "align"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 82 3 3 3 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podravnjávam",
          "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подравня́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 82 3 3 3 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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        "(transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin."
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        "(law) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation."
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          "ref": "2023 August 23, Anthony Lambert, “Expanding the family and disabled markets”, in RAIL, number 990, page 53",
          "text": "Like all public expenditure, Access for All has to compete with other deserving demands. For example, how can you justify spending a couple of million pounds installing lifts at a station such as Achnasheen, which has 2,420 annual users, when that sum would buy a life-saving machine for a hospital? How do you decide on a minimum number of annual station users to justify that expenditure?",
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          "ref": "1861, Edward Everett, The Great Issues Now Before the Country, An oration delivered at the New York Academy of Music, July 4, 1861, New York: James G. Gregory, page 8",
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          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1839, John Bouvier, A Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the Several States of the American Union, volume I, Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, page 557",
          "text": "J'USTIFYING BAIL, practice, is the production of bail in court, who there justify' themselves against the exception of the plaintiff.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "qualify",
          "qualify"
        ],
        [
          "surety",
          "surety"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-justify.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-justify.ogg/En-us-justify.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-justify.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "justifie"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "arsyetoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "barrara",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "بَرَّرَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "apráŭdvacʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "апра́ўдваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "apraŭdácʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "апраўда́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opravdávam",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opravdája",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "辯解"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànjiě",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "辩解"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "辯護"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànhù",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "辩护"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "聲辯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēngbiàn",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "声辩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "obhajovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obhájit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ospravedlňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ospravedlnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "begrunde"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "retfærdiggøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "rechtvaardigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "argumenti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "motivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "perustella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "xustificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamartleba",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "გამართლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axsna",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "ახსნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganmarṭeba",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "განმარტება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "rechtfertigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dikaiologó",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "δικαιολογώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aitiologó",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "αιτιολογώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "indokol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "igazol"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "giustificare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いいひらく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iihiraku",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "言い開く"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aqtau",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "ақтау"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "opravduva",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправдува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "opravda",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправда"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "whakawhaihuruhuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "tautoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "parahau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "begrunne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "rettferdiggjøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tojih kardan",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "توجیه کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pox",
      "lang": "Polabian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "antvardol să"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uzasadniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uzasadnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "usprawiedliwiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "usprawiedliwić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justifica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oprávdyvatʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опра́вдывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opravdátʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnjátʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "объясня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnítʹ",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "объясни́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justifee"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пра̑вдати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "о̀пра̄вдати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prȃvdati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "òprāvdati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ospravedlňovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ospravedlniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "upravičevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upravičiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "legitimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "rättfärdiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "haklı göstermek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyprávduvaty",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "випра́вдувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výpravdaty",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́правдати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vypravdóvuvaty",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "виправдо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oprávduvaty",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опра́вдувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "opravdáty",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "provide an acceptable explanation",
      "word": "cyfiawnhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "shpjegoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sawwaḡa",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "سَوَّغَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "objasnjávam",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обясня́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "objasnjá",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обясня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvinjávam",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "извиня́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvinjá",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "извиня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "ospravedlnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "begrunde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "rechtvaardigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "argumenti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "motivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "oikeuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "perustella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamartleba",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "გამართლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axsna",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "ახსნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mṭḳiceba",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "მტკიცება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dasabuteba",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "დასაბუთება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "rechtfertigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dikaiologó",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "δικαιολογώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "indokol"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "giustificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "iustifico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justifikasikan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "whaihuruhuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "begrunne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uzasadniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uzasadnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "usprawiedliwiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "usprawiedliwić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnjátʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "объясня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnítʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "объясни́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obosnóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обосно́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obosnovátʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обоснова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvinjátʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "извиня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvinítʹ",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "извини́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justifee"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "legitimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "doğrulamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "teyyit etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "give a good, acceptable reason for something",
      "word": "cyfiawnhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podravnjávam",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подравня́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podravnjá",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подравня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "zarovnat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "uitlijnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "tehdä tasapalstaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "tasata molempiin reunoihin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "justifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gasc̣oreba",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "გასწორება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sc̣oreba",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "სწორება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "ausrichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "justieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efthygrammízo",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "ευθυγραμμίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stoichízo",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "στοιχίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "igazít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "rendez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "giustificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "iustifico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "whakatautika"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "wyjustować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyrávnivatʹ",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выра́внивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výrovnjatʹ",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́ровнять"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "justificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "ayarlamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "word": "hizaya sokmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyrívnjuvaty",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вирі́внювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výrivnjaty",
      "sense": "arrange lines on a page or computer screen",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́рівняти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oproštávam",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опроща́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dikaióno",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "word": "δικαιώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "word": "absolver"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpuskátʹ grexí",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отпуска́ть грехи́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpustítʹ grexí",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отпусти́ть грехи́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "word": "absolver"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin",
      "word": "frita från skuld"
    }
  ],
  "word": "justify"
}

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