| account for(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| apply logic(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| cop a plea(expression, idiom, deliberate, excuse, justify) |
| cop out(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| elucidate(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| excise(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| excuse(deliberate, justify, vindicate) |
| explain away(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| extenuate(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| intellectualize(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| make allowance(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| rationalize(verb, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reason(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reason out(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reconcile(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| resolve(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| think(deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| think through(expression, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| vindicate(deliberate, excuse, justify) |
| deliberate(excuse, justify, vindicate) |