justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
verb
  1. To show or prove to be right or reasonable.
    • How can you justify spending so much money on a new phone?
    • The data justifies the company's decision to expand.
    • She tried to justify her absence by saying she was sick.
  2. To arrange text so that each line ends at the same position on the page.
    • Most newspapers justify their columns for a clean look.
    • Please justify the text in this document before printing.
    • You can justify the paragraph using the toolbar button.
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