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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834

justify

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
justify /ˈʤʌstəˌfaɪ/ verb
justifies; justified; justifying
justify
/ˈʤʌstəˌfaɪ/
verb
justifies; justified; justifying
Learner's definition of JUSTIFY
[+ object]
1 
: to provide or be a good reason for (something) : to prove or show (something) to be just, right, or reasonable是…的正当理由；证明…正当（正确或有理）
— see also the end justifies the means at 1end
2 
: to provide a good reason for the actions of (someone)为（某人的行为）辩解
3 
technical : to position (text) so that the edges form a straight line使齐行；整理…的版面

— justifiable

/ˈʤʌstəˌfajəbəl/ adjective [more justifiable; most justifiable]

— justifiably

/ˈʤʌstəˌfajəbli/ adverb

— justified

adjective, not used before a noun [more justified; most justified]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834

justify

verb

jus·​ti·​fy ˈjə-stə-ˌfī How to pronounce justify (audio)
justified; justifying

transitive verb

1
a
: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
trying to justify his selfish behavior
I shouldn't have to justify myself to them.
justify the ways of God to man John Milton
b(1)
: to show to have had a sufficient legal reason
(2)
: to qualify (oneself) as a surety (see surety sense 3) by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property
2
a
: to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation
God justifies with his forgiveness and grace the man who comes to him Will Herberg
b
archaic : to administer justice to
c
archaic : absolve
3
a
: to space (lines of text) so that the lines come out even at the margin
b
: to make even by spacing lines of text
justified margins

intransitive verb

1
a
: to show a sufficient lawful reason for an act done
b
: to qualify as bail or surety
the surety justified on the bail bond
2
: to justify lines of text
justifier
ˈjə-stə-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce justify (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for justify

maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify mean to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable.

maintain stresses firmness of conviction.

steadfastly maintained his innocence

assert suggests determination to make others accept one's claim.

asserted her rights

defend implies maintaining in the face of attack or criticism.

defended his voting record

vindicate implies successfully defending.

his success vindicated our faith in him

justify implies showing to be true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent.

the action was used to justify military intervention

Example Sentences

He tried to justify his behavior by saying that he was being pressured unfairly by his boss. The fact that we are at war does not justify treating innocent people as criminals.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English justifien, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus — see just entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of justify was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing justify
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834
justify

verb

ADVERB | VERB + JUSTIFY | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤really, truly確實證明⋯正當◇Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building?你確實能為毀壞這樣一幢精美的古建築找出正當的解釋嗎？➤easily容易證明⋯正當◇The university could not easily justify spending the money on this.這所大學很難為此項花銷作出合理的解釋。➤hardly難以證明⋯正當◇The result hardly justified the risks they took to get it.結果難以證明他們為此所冒風險確有所值。VERB + JUSTIFY➤can能夠證明⋯正當➤serve to用以證明⋯合理◇The events that followed served to justify our earlier decision.後來發生的事件證明我們先前的決定是合理的。➤appear to, seem to似乎能證明⋯正當◇In 1865 a letter arrived that appeared to justify her faith.1865 年寄來的一封信似乎能說明她的信仰是有道理的。➤help to有助於證明⋯正當◇The extra effort involved would go a long way in helping to justify their high price tags.他們的額外付出對證明其高價的合理性是極有幫助的。➤be easy to容易證明⋯正當◇the many issues that make it easy to justify the purchase使得此項購買的合理性容易得到證明的許多問題➤attempt to, seek to, try to試圖證明⋯合理▸➤be necessary to, have to, need to有必要／不得不／需要證明⋯正當▸➤be difficult to, be hard to, be tough to, struggle to難以證明⋯正當；想方設法證明⋯合理◇He found it very difficult to justify his decision.他覺得很難為自己的決定作出合理解釋。➤be impossible to不可能證明⋯正當PREPOSITION➤on the grounds of sth, on the grounds that...以⋯為理由證明⋯正當◇The decision is justified on the grounds that there is no realistic alternative.既然沒有其他現實的選擇，這個決定便是合理的。➤to向⋯證明⋯合理◇How will you justify this pay cut to your employees?你將如何向員工們證明這次減薪是合理的？

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