justify
juh stuh fahy
- v show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
- v show to be right by providing justification or proof
- v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- v let off the hook
- v adjust the spaces between words
justify the margins
- She now has to come home and justify to her husband why she bought this during a recession.
- Kundermann, who found out about the CIA's use of his work from a PTI reporter, said his research did not justify the Justice Department's conclusion.
- A federal court shuts down a flood-control boondoggle in Missouri, saying the books were cooked to justify the project.