To free from a charge or imputation of guilt

• purge

  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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  1. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
  2. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
  3. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:

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• acquit

  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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• exonerate

  1. To free from blame.
  2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.

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  1. To free from blame.
  2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.

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• exculpate

  1. To clear of guilt or blame.

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  1. To clear of guilt or blame.

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• clear

  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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• absolve

  1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
  2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
  3. To grant a remission of sin to.

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  1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
  2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
  3. To grant a remission of sin to.

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To support against arguments, attack, or criticism

• maintain

  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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• justify

  1. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
  2. To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
  3. To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).

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  1. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
  2. To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
  3. To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).

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• defend

  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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• apologize

  1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense.
  2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing.

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  1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense.
  2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing.

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To show to be just, right, or valid

• rationalize

  1. To explain rationally:
  2. To explain or justify (one's behavior) with incorrect reasons or excuses, often without conscious awareness:
  3. To dismiss or minimize the significance of (something) by means of an explanation or excuse:

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  1. To explain rationally:
  2. To explain or justify (one's behavior) with incorrect reasons or excuses, often without conscious awareness:
  3. To dismiss or minimize the significance of (something) by means of an explanation or excuse:

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• justify

  1. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
  2. To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
  3. To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).

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  1. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
  2. To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
  3. To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).

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• excuse

  1. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive:
  2. To grant pardon to; forgive:
  3. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense:

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  1. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive:
  2. To grant pardon to; forgive:
  3. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense:

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To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example)

• claim

  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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• assert

  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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To exact revenge for or from

• wreak

  1. To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
  2. To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
  3. To give vent to or act upon (one's feelings):

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  1. To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
  2. To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
  3. To give vent to or act upon (one's feelings):

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• fix

  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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• requite

  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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• repay

  1. To pay back:
  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  3. To make a return or compensation for:

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  1. To pay back:
  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  3. To make a return or compensation for:

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• redress

  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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• pay off

  1. (informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
  2. (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
  3. To pay back; to repay.

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  1. (informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
  2. (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
  3. To pay back; to repay.

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• pay back

  1. to pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
  2. (figuratively) to exact revenge

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  1. to pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
  2. (figuratively) to exact revenge

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• avenge

  1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge:
  2. To take vengeance on behalf of:

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  1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge:
  2. To take vengeance on behalf of:

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To clear

• absolve

  1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
  2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
  3. To grant a remission of sin to.

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  1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
  2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
  3. To grant a remission of sin to.

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• free

  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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• acquit

  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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To defend

• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• second

  1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
  2. The time needed for a cesium-133 atom to perform 9,192,631,770 complete oscillations.
  3. A brief interval of time; a moment.

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  1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
  2. The time needed for a cesium-133 atom to perform 9,192,631,770 complete oscillations.
  3. A brief interval of time; a moment.

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• plead for

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To justify

• warrant

  1. A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
  2. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  3. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.

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  1. A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
  2. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  3. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.

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• bear out

  1. To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

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  1. To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

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• prove

  1. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence:
  2. To demonstrate the reality of (something):
  3. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic:

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  1. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence:
  2. To demonstrate the reality of (something):
  3. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic:

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