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justify (related)
The definition of justify is to provide an explanation or rationale for something to make it seem OK or to prove it is correct or OK.
plead for
To defend
Sustain is defined as to support something or to endure a trial or hardship.
To clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him or her not guilty; exonerate
Free means to release or let go.
take an eye for an eye
To prove is to demonstrate or establish that something is true or to show certain abilities.
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(Archaic) To avenge
To support or promote:
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
To authorize (the doing of something)
absolve (related)
The definition of absolve is to be forgiven for your sins or to be set free of all of the legal or moral consequences of your actions.
excuse (related)
Excuse is defined as to forgive, pardon or free from an obligation.
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defend (related)
(Sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
One who actively assists, defends, pleads, prosecutes, speaks, writes, or otherwise supports the cause of another. A lawyer. To speak, write, or otherwise support a cause by argument.
To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:
To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge:
To free (a person or thing) of or from something
To clear of guilt or blame.
Exonerate is defined as to relieve someone of a duty, or prove innocent.
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To support by providing means of existence; bear the expenses of
To assure payment of (drafts or notes, for example) by setting aside funds.
To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
To show to be true or real by giving evidence; prove; confirm
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
blame (antonym)
(Usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
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convict (antonym)
To judge and find guilty of an offense charged
punish (antonym)
To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
sentence (antonym)
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
To become clean, clear, or pure
(Intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles.
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
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(Intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
To pay back.
To make return or repayment to for a benefit, injury, etc.; reward or retaliate against
To become stable or firm; harden:
speak up for
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make a case for
even the score
pay back in kind (or in one's own coin)
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settle (or square) accounts
law (related)
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
right (related)
Right means correctly, completely, thoroughly or exactly.
attack (related)
To begin acting upon harmfully or destructively
forgiveness (related)
To exact revenge for or from
discredit (related)
refute (related)
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repudiate (related)
rebut (related)
disprove (related)
contradict (related)
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