Absolve
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, sin or guilt. To pronounce free or give absolution from sin. To finish; to accomplish. To resolve or explain.
Example sentence: You know, punk bands now sell with one record - their first or second record - sell 10 times the amount of records than the Ramones did throughout their career with 20-something records. That's why I go over to Johnny Ramone's house and do yard work three times a week, just to absolve some of the guilt.
Justify
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide an acceptable explanation for.To be a good, acceptable reason for.To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
Example sentence: As a feminist of Egyptian and Muslim descent, my life's work has been informed by the belief that religion and culture must never be used to justify the subjugation of women.