| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example): assert, claim. See ATTACK. 2. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, repay, requite. Informal : fix. Archaic : wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind (or in one's own coin) , settle (or square) accounts, take an eye for an eye. See FORGIVENESS. 3. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate. Law : acquit, purge. See LAW. 4. To support against arguments, attack, or criticism: apologize, defend, justify, maintain. Idioms: speak up for, stand up for, stick up for. See SUPPORT. 5. To show to be just, right, or valid: excuse, justify, rationalize. Idioms: make a case for. See RIGHT.
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