Polyglot Dictionary

justificar

/ʒustʃifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
justifico
preterite (eu)
justifiquei
past participle
justificado

Meaning

  1. to justify

    • Justificou a falta.

      He justified the absence.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fundamentar

fundamentar is more about grounding something in reasoning or evidence, to substantiate; justificar is more general, to justify an action or decision.

Similar in other languages

German

rechtfertigen

rechtfertigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to justify."

Spanish

justificar

justificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to justify."

French

justifier

justifier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to justify."

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