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adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child''s seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" |
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