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Verb Synset: 200894738

Words: apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize

Gloss: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

hypernym 200895304 - defend, fend_for, support
derivationally related 105794403 - rationalisation, rationalization
derivationally related 105794403 - rationalisation, rationalization
derivationally related 301632066 - defensive, justificative, justificatory
derivationally related 301632066 - defensive, justificative, justificatory
derivationally related 301722140 - justifiable
derivationally related 106740183 - justification
derivationally related 105823054 - justification
derivationally related 101241767 - justification
derivationally related 109798534 - apologist, justifier, vindicator
derivationally related 301631830 - apologetic, excusatory
derivationally related 106741305 - alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification
derivationally related 106740919 - apologia, apology
derivationally related 106633363 - apology
hyponym 200837133 - color, colour, gloss
hyponym 200894365 - plead
hyponym 200906037 - extenuate, mitigate, palliate

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