Answer and Justify

Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Justify and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Answer".

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

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Answer and justify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Justify".

His mental disorder makes him think the answer is no in order to justify doing what he wanted to do, kill his father.

Source: Won't Take "Yes" for an Answer
They justify this by pointing out that they answer only to their own planet's laws.

Source: Western Animation / Men in Black
This outlines one part of Ryukishi's answer to that question: degrading the victim's life in order to justify the murder.

Source: Analysis / Higurashi: When They Cry

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