self-justify

verb

To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself.

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Meanings

verbself-justify (third-person singular simple present self-justifies, present participle self-justifying, simple past and past participle self-justified)

present singular third person self-justifies · participle present self-justifying · participle past self-justified · past self-justified

  1. To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself.

Origin

From self- + justify.

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Translations

Spanish autojustificar
  • autojustificarTranslations
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APA

self-justify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-justify

MLA

“self-justify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-justify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-justify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-justify.

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