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self-justification

n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

explain

v. serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

beg off

v. ask for permission to be released from an engagement

condone, make allowances for, be lenient with

v. excuse someone's behavior, for example

relieve, exempt, let off

v. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

pardon, accept an excuse for

v. accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

rationalize, justify, apologize, apologise

v. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

account, explanation

n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"

cover, pretext

n. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

feint

n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

warrant, guarantee, warranty

n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

remand, remit, send back

v. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

pardon, excuse, accept an excuse for

v. accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

recommend, commend

v. express a good opinion of

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

push, advertize, promote

v. make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

discharge, clear, acquit, assoil, exonerate, exculpate

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

justify, vindicate

v. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

excuse, condone, make allowances for, be lenient with

v. excuse someone's behavior, for example

squeal, confess, shrive

v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

reason, argue

v. present reasons and arguments

justify, vindicate

v. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

merit, rate, deserve, be worthy of, be worth

v. be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

account for, be the explanation for, be the reason for

v. be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

explain

v. define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

fault, blame

v. put or pin the blame on

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