Justify and Profess

Justify

Justify verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Usage example: failed to justify the need for a war at this time

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

Profess

Profess verb - To state clearly and strongly.
Usage example: the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier

Justify and profess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Profess".

Common collocations

power justify power profess power
existence justify existence profess existence
hatred justify hatred profess hatred
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