- (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for
How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?
justify, justified, justified
- (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line
The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
align, aligned, aligned
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
compensate, compensated, compensated
- to make equal
equalize, equalized, equalized
- to adjust so as to make level
This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
uncountable · level, leveled, leveled
- to allocate proportionally
The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
apportion, apportioned, apportioned