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justify

/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/JUH-stuh-figh
/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/JUH-stuh-figh

Meaningto make right

Common meaning: to show to be right

Journey through time

  1. Latiniūs, iūris‘right, law’
  2. Englishjustify‘to show to be right’ · today

jus also in: justjusticejuryinjuryconjure

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin iūs ‘right, law’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry iūs, p. 1019 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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