show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns; The end justifies the means
[ Syn: warrant ]
show to be right by providing justification or proof; vindicate a claim
[ Syn: vindicate ]
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; rationalize the childs seemingly crazy behavior; he rationalized his lack of success
[ Syn: apologize , apologise , excuse , rationalize , rationalise ]
let off the hook; I absolve you from this responsibility
adjust the spaces between words; justify the margins'