reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

excuse, explain - serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"

uphold, maintain - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

legitimate - show or affirm to be just and legitimate

colour, gloss, color - gloss or excuse; "color a lie"

plead - offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"

defend, fend for, support - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

extenuate, mitigate, palliate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

let off, excuse, exempt, relieve - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

wash one's hands - to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this"

forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

printing - the business of printing

adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"