Justify vs. Define

Difference Between Justify and Define
Justify➦
To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid
justified each budgetary expense as necessary.
anger that is justified by the circumstances.
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Define➦
state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
the contract will seek to define the client's obligations
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Justify➦
To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
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Define➦
mark out the boundary or limits of
the river defines the park's boundary
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Justify➦
To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).
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Define➦
To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example).
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Justify➦
To prove to be qualified as a bondsman.
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Define➦
To describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
define the properties of a new drug.
a study that defines people according to their median incomes.
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Justify➦
To format (a paragraph, for example) so that the lines of text begin and end evenly at a straight margin.
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Define➦
To make clear the outline or form of; delineate
gentle hills that were defined against the sky.
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Justify➦
(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?
Paying too much for car insurance is not justified.
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Define➦
To specify distinctly
define the weapons to be used in limited warfare.
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Justify➦
(transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.
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Define➦
To give form or meaning to
"For him, a life is defined by action" (Jay Parini).
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Justify➦
(transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
The text will look better justified.
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Define➦
To make or write a definition.
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Justify➦
(transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
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Define➦
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
the defining power of an optical instrument
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Justify➦
(reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him.
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Define➦
(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.
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Justify➦
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
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Define➦
To express the essential nature of something.
I define myself as a techno-anarchist.
Your past mistakes do not define who you are.
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Justify➦
(legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
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Define➦
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.
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Justify➦
(legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
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Define➦
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
Person 1: Is she good at math?
Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.
Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.
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Justify➦
To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.
That to the height of this great argumentI may assert eternal providence,And justify the ways of God to men.
Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify revolution, it would not justify the evil of breaking up a government.
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Define➦
To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
to define the legal boundaries of a property
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Justify➦
To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
I can not justify whom the law condemns.
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Define➦
(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
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Justify➦
To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
By him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
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Define➦
(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
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Justify➦
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
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Define➦
To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
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Justify➦
To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to align (text) at the left (left justify) or right (right justify) margins of a column or page, or at both margins; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
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Define➦
To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
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Justify➦
To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
The production of bail in court, who there justify themselves against the exception of the plaintiff.
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Define➦
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
Rings . . . very distinct and well defined.
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Justify➦
To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
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Define➦
To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature.
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Justify➦
To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
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Define➦
To determine; to decide.
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Justify➦
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for;
The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
The end justifies the means
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Define➦
give a definition for the meaning of a word;
Define `sadness'
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Justify➦
show to be right by providing justification or proof;
vindicate a claim
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Define➦
determine the essential quality of
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Justify➦
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
he rationalized his lack of success
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Define➦
determine the nature of;
What defines a good wine?
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Justify➦
let off the hook;
I absolve you from this responsibility
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Define➦
delineate the form or outline of;
The tree was clearly defined by the light
The camera could define the smallest object
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Justify➦
adjust the spaces between words;
justify the margins
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