Justificar
Example: Ela tentou justificar o atraso com um problema no trânsito.
Definition
"Justificar" means to provide a valid reason or explanation for an action or situation, often to defend or excuse behavior. For example, in the phrase 'Ela tentou justificar o atraso com um problema no trânsito,' it means she tried to explain her lateness by blaming traffic issues.
Etymology
The word "justificar" comes from the Latin 'justificare,' which combines 'justus' meaning 'just' or 'right,' and 'facere,' meaning 'to make.' Did you know that the root 'just' relates to fairness and law, reflecting the idea of making something right or acceptable? The term evolved into Portuguese with the same sense of providing justification or reasons.
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