"unjustify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unjustifies [present, singular, third-person], unjustifying [participle, present], unjustified [participle, past], unjustified [past]
Etymology: From un- + justify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|justify}} un- + justify Head templates: {{en-verb}} unjustify (third-person singular simple present unjustifies, present participle unjustifying, simple past and past participle unjustified)
  1. To remove or negate the justification for.
    Sense id: en-unjustify-en-verb-HQ-tVaEN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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