Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Justify (justified)
justify (justified), v. [Fr. justifier < L. jūstificāre, act justly towards, do justice to, make just, pardon, vindicate.] (webplay: even, favor, incivility, just, judge, offender, profaneness, right, Savior, show).
- Show to be true; maintain the rightness of; prove to conform to law; [fig.] atone; redeem; (see Isaiah 53:11).
- Indemnify; recompense for; compensate for; make amends for.
- Season; purify; [fig.] transform; translate.
- Confirm; affirm; corroborate; substantiate; validate; add witness of.
- Realize; actualize; make real; bring to pass; cause to come true.
- Sanctify; hallow; consecrate; prove one's divinity; (see 1 Timothy 3:16).
- Excuse; absolve; explain; apologize; (see Luke 10:29).
- Find worthy; [fig.] eye; see; notice; detect; line up in view; secure as a prospect.
- Adjust; align; [fig.] try to explain; attempt to document.
- Vindicate; acquit; absolve; legally defend; (see Matthew 12:37).
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