Justify
Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.
Prove is a synonym for justify in corroborate topic. In some cases you can use "Prove" instead a verb "Justify".
Prove
Prove verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Usage example: proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage
Justify is a synonym for prove in verify topic. You can use "Justify" instead a verb "Prove", if it concerns topics such as corroborate, put to a test.
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Most of what he does to Youji, and his hatred of Tetsuo, is rooted in his desire to prove himself to his father and fix, or at least justify, the state of his own body.
Source: Visual Novel / Sweet Pool - He fights them anyway because they can't prove that ending the Masquerade is important enough to justify screwing over Negi, his students, and the other mages.
Source: Kirk Summation -
It's actions like this that prove the Witch is evil, to justify Dorothy's eventual melting of the Witch.
Source: And Your Little Dog, Too!
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