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rationalize(excuse, justify, vindicate)
4
account for(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify)
4
justify(deliberate, excuse, vindicate)
3
extenuate(show, deliberate, conceal, excuse)
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excuse(deliberate, justify, vindicate)
2
palliate(show, conceal)
2
whitewash(show, conceal, misrepresent)
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gloss over(phrasal verb, show, conceal)
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gloze(show, conceal)
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sleek over(phrasal verb, show, conceal)
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vindicate(deliberate, excuse, justify)
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make acceptable
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make allowance for
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make believable
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make excuses for
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make plausible
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make reasonable
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make understandable
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reason away
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