Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.sti.fiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: giu‧sti‧fi‧cà‧re

Verb

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giustificàre (first-person singular present giustìfico, first-person singular past historic giustificài, past participle giustificàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to justify
  2. (transitive) to account for

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • giustificare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana