v00893435
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 32 |
| def | serve as a reason or cause or justification of |
| examples | Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again |
| Frame - 11 | Something ----s something |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | justify, vindicate |
| Derivationally related form | explain → explanation |
| Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
| Hyponym | alibi |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
| Derivationally related form | explanation → explain |
| Hypernym | alibi |
| Hyponym | justify, vindicate |
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