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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make excuse; justify |
| Synonyms: | account for, apply logic, cop a plea, cop out, deliberate, elucidate, excise, excuse, explain away, extenuate, give alibi, intellectualize, justify, make allowance, reason, reason out, reconcile, resolve, think, think through, vindicate |
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