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1 Justify
v. trans.Defend an action: P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι περί (gen.).Require, demand: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.).Justify oneself: Ar. and P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι.Give an excuse for: P. πρόφασιν διδόναι (with infin.), πρόφασιν ἔχειν (with infin.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Justify
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2 Excuse
v. trans.P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen., or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.); see Pardon.Overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.Justify, defend: P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι περί (gen.); see Defend.Excuse oneself ( from a public duty): P. ἐξόμνυσθαι (acc. or absol.).Decline ( an invitation): P. ἐπαινεῖν (acc.) (Xen.; cf. Ar., Ran. 508).——————subs.P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ, πρόσχημα, τό.An excuse for: P. πρόσχημα, τό (gen.).Make excuses for: see Excuse.Urge as an excuse: P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319), P. προφασίζεσθαι, προΐσχεσθαι, V. προτείνειν.You may make such excuses: V. σὺ μὲν τάδʼ ἂν προὔχοιο (Soph., Ant. 80).Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Excuse
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3 Vindicate
v. trans.Vindicate oneself: Ar. and P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι.Vindicate ( a person's) freedom: P. ἐξαιρεῖσθαί (τινα) εἰς ἐλευθερίαν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Vindicate
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justify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English justifien, from Anglo French or Late Latin; Anglo French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to prove or show to be just, right, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
justify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exonerate, excuse, warrant, vindicate, acquit, absolve; prove right, free from blame. See vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vindicate] Syn. absolve, acquit, clear; see excuse . 2. [To give… … English dictionary for students
say for oneself — apologize, justify oneself … English contemporary dictionary
explain oneself — phrasal : to make clear the meaning of one s statements or the reasons for one s conduct * * * expand on what one has said in order to make one s meaning clear ■ give an account of one s motives or conduct in order to excuse or justify oneself he … Useful english dictionary
excuse oneself — apologize; justify one s actions … English contemporary dictionary
explain oneself — excuse or justify one s behaviour. → explain … English new terms dictionary
оправдываться — ОПРАВДЫВАТЬСЯ, несов. (сов. оправдаться), перед кем и без доп. Добиваться (добиться) признания непредосудительности или допустимости своих поступков, снимать (снять) с себя обвинения, приводя доказательства своей правоты [impf. to justify oneself … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
self-justifying — adjective Date: 1740 seeking to justify oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
bereccan — irreg wv/t1b to relate; excuse or justify oneself … Old to modern English dictionary
put up or shut up — informal justify oneself or remain silent. → put … English new terms dictionary
put — verb (puts, putting; past and past participle put) 1》 move to or place in a particular position. 2》 bring into a particular state or condition: they tried to put me at ease. ↘express in a particular way: to put it bluntly, he was not really… … English new terms dictionary
