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
Support is a synonym for justify in action topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a verb "Justify", when it comes to topics like defend, explain, legitimize.
Support
Support verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Usage example: we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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Talking to the Dead: In the "Three Monologues," Starscream talks to the corpse of Metalhawk to thank him for all his support and justify his betrayal.
- Partenia is a titular diocese note A titular diocese used to have enough Catholics to justify a bishopric, but can no longer support a cathedral.
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The game tries to justify this by saying Sigma gave up his rations to support her, but that just means he should have starved to death long before the birth.
Source: Visual Novel / Zero Time Dilemma
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