Definisi : 2. demonstrate that (st) is reasonable, correct, menunjukkan [sst] berasas: his reaction justifies our suspicion that he was involved in the crime, reaksinya menunjukkan rasa curiga kami bahawa dia terlibat dlm jenayah itu berasas; 3. be good reason for, dijadikan /alasan, justifikasi/: nothing can ~ such cruelty, tdk ada apa pun yg dapat dijadikan alasan bagi kekejaman sedemikian; the fact that he annoyed you does not ~ you hitting him, walaupun dia menyakitkan hati kamu, ini tdk dapat dijadikan alasan utk menumbuknya; 4. adjust (text) so that the left-hand and right-hand margins are straight, mengimbangkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. prove or explain that st is right, reasonable, valid, etc, memberikan /justifikasi, alasan yg kuat/ atas: they were taken to task and asked to ~ their action, mereka dimarahi dan diminta memberikan alasan yg kuat bagi tindakan mereka; can you ~ the statement you’ve just made, boleh kamu berikan alasan yg kuat bagi kenyataan yg kamu buat tadi?; ~ os, membela diri sso: I feel I do not need to ~ myself, saya rasa tdk perlu saya membela diri; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)