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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJustifier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhoos-ti-fi-ay
"Elle a essayé de justifier sa décision."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To show or prove to be right or reasonable.
"She tried to justify her decision to leave the company." - 2
To provide a valid reason for an action or belief.
"He could not justify his absence from the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'justifier', stemming from Late Latin 'iustificare', which combines Latin 'iustus' (just) and 'facere' (to make). First recorded in Middle English during the 14th century, it initially carried a theological sense of declaring righteous before God, gradually shifting toward proving or showing something to be right, reasonable, or valid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Justify" is said worldwide
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Justifier
Transliteration: zhoos-ti-fi-ay
"Elle a essayé de justifier sa décision."
Rechtfertigen
Transliteration: rekht-fair-ti-gen
"Er konnte seine Abwesenheit nicht rechtfertigen."
Giustificare
Transliteration: joo-stee-fi-kah-reh
"Ha cercato di giustificare la sua scelta."
Justificar
Transliteration: hoos-ti-fi-kar
"Intentó justificar su decisión."
Justificar
Transliteration: zhoos-ti-fi-kar
"Ele tentou justificar sua decisão."
सत्यापित करना
Transliteration: satyapit karna
"उसने अपनी अनुपस्थिति को सत्यापित करने की कोशिश की।"
证明
Transliteration: zhèngmíng
"她试图证明她的决定是正确的。"
정당화하다
Transliteration: jeongdanghwahada
"그는 자신의 결정을 정당화하려고 했다."
正当化する
Transliteration: せいとうかする
"彼女は自分の決定を正当化しようとした。"
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