/xustifiˈkaɾ/
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Translation
to justify
Word origin
From Latin justificare ('to do justice to'), from justus ('just') plus facere ('to make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- justificare
- English cognates
- justify, justice
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
semejante .
Nothing can justify such behaviour.
ausencia .
You have to justify your absence with a certificate.
¿ ?
How do you justify such a high expense?
.
The end does not justify the means.
justificarse, creyó.
He tried to justify himself, but nobody believed him.
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