单词 | justify |
释义 | justify —justifier, n. —justifyingly, adv. /jus"teuh fuy'/, v. , justified, justifying. v.t. 1. to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means. 2. to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded: Don't try to justify his rudeness. 3. Theol. to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit. 4. Print. a. to make (a line of type) a desired length by spacing the words and letters, esp. so that full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right. b. to level and square (a strike). v.i. 5. Law. a. to show a satisfactory reason or excuse for something done. b. to qualify as bail or surety. 6. Print. (of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length. [1250-1300; ME justifien < OF justifier < LL justificare, equiv. to L justi- (comb. form of justus JUST1) + -ficare -FY] Syn. 1. vindicate; validate. 2. excuse. |
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