justificar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre, from Latin iūstus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ʒus.ti.fiˈka] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒus.ti.fiˈkaɾ] === Verb === justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiquí, past participle justificat) to justify to explain, attribute O banco justifica os prejuízos com o efeito da pandemia. ― The bank attributes to the effect of the pandemic. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== justificable ==== Related terms ==== justificació just === Further reading === “justificar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “justificar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “justificar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “justificar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre, jūstificare, from Latin iūstus. === Pronunciation === === Verb === justificar to justify ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== justificacion == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin iūstificāre. By surface analysis, justo +‎ -ificar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: jus‧ti‧fi‧car === Verb === justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiquei, past participle justificado) (transitive) to justify (provide an acceptable explanation for) Justifique sua resposta. ― Justify your answer. (transitive) to justify; to warrant (be a good, acceptable reason for) (transitive) to justify (arrange text on a computer screen) (reflexive) to justify (give reasons for one’s actions) (intransitive, Brazil) To formally declare why one did not vote in the elections, in order to retain one's rights associated with voting. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:justificar. ==== Derived terms ==== justificação justificativa ==== Related terms ==== justo === Further reading === “justificar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xustifiˈkaɾ/ [xus.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: jus‧ti‧fi‧car === Verb === justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiqué, past participle justificado) to justify (typography) to justify to account for ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “justificar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025