To find a seemingly rational explanation for something.
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
To provide an acceptable explanation for.
To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.