Justify and Read

Justify

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

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

Read

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

Justify and read are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Read".

Common collocations

work justify work read work
name justify name read name
time justify time read time
way justify way read way
Other words: title, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Adding more words to something doesn't justify it: in fact, the more you write, the more they can't read.
  • Kryptonite Is Everywhere It seems like every other sentence to come out of J'onn's mouth is "I can't read his mind." The later seasons actually justify this when the Government Conspiracy develops anti-telepathy nanites.
  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics One statistic used to justify the creation of The Comics Code Authority was that a large percentage of criminals liked to read comic books, ergo, comic books influenced people to become criminals.
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