retfærdiggøre — meaning in English

English meaning

• justify verb To give a good reason or explanation for something.
• vindicate verb To free someone from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.

Senses

retfærdiggøre is used for these senses in English:

• justify (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
• vindicate (transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
• vindicate (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

justify — full definition

1. verb To give a good reason or explanation for something.
2. verb To arrange text so that its lines align evenly along a margin or margins.

vindicate — full definition

1. verb To free someone from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
2. verb To show that something is right or true by giving proof for it.
3. verb To stand up for a cause or idea when others oppose it.
4. verb To turn out, in the end, to have been sensible, right or fair.

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