verb (used with object), jus·ti·fied, jus·ti·fy·ing. to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means. to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded: Don't try to justify his rudeness.
How do you use the word justify?
Justify in a Sentence ?
- Ted tried to justify his wife's death with a claim of self-defense.
- If you have to hurt people to get what you want, then the ends do not justify the means.
- The insurance company will not approve payment for a procedure if a doctor can't justify the need for the treatment.
Is justify and explain same?
As verbs the difference between explain and justify
is that explain is to make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of while justify is to provide an acceptable explanation for.
