justificar
Portuguese
/ʒus.tʃi.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/
verb
Definitions
- to justify
- to warrant
- (intransitive) to justify to formally declare why one did not vote in the elections, to retain one's rights associated with voting
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin jūstificare, iūstificāre, iustificare, iūstus (just, rightful, proper, lawful, due, true, moderate, righteous).
Origin
Latin
iūstus
Gloss
just, rightful, proper, lawful, due, true, moderate, righteous
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Cognates and derived terms
- just English
- iustifico Latin
- iustificus Latin
- iustitia Latin
- iūstus Latin
- justificationem, iustificationem Latin
- jūstificare, iūstificāre, iustificare Latin
- giustificare Italian
- giusto Italian
- justificar Spanish, Castilian
- justo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European
- justificativa Portuguese
- justificação Portuguese
- justificável Portuguese
- juste Old French
- justifier Old French
- just Catalan, Valencian
- justificar Catalan, Valencian
- justo Old Portuguese
- giustu Aromanian
- justificar Occitan
- *jowestos Proto-Italic
- gist Romansh
- xustu Asturian
- just Friulian
- justo Venetian
- jost Dalmatian
- giust Ladin