justify

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verb transitive

defend an action: P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι περί (gen.).

justify a person: P. and V. ἀπολογεῖσθαι ὑπέρ (gen.) (Euripides, Bacchae 41); see defend.

require, demand: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.).

justify oneself: Ar. and P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι.

be justified (in doing a thing): P. and V. δίκαιος εἶναι (infin.).

give an excuse for: P. πρόφασιν διδόναι (with infin.), πρόφασιν ἔχειν (with infin.).