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vindicate
[vin-di-keyt]
verb (used with object)
to clearas from an accusationimputationsuspicionor the like.
to vindicate someone's honor.
Synonyms: exonerateto afford justification for; justify.
Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
to uphold or justify by argument or evidence.
to vindicate a claim.
Synonyms: substantiateto assertmaintainor defend (a rightcauseetc.) against opposition.
Synonyms: substantiateto claim for oneself or another.
Roman and Civil Law. to regain possessionunder claim of title of property through legal procedureor to assert one's right to possession.
to get revenge for; avenge.
Obsolete. to deliver from; liberate.
Obsolete. to punish.
vindicate
/ ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt /
verb
to clear from guiltaccusationblameetcas by evidence or argument
to provide justification for
his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude
to upholdmaintainor defend (a causeetc)
to vindicate a claim
Roman law to bring an action to regain possession of (property) under claim of legal title
rare to claimas for oneself or another
obsolete to take revenge on or for; punish
obsolete to set free
Other Word Forms
- vindicator noun
- vindicatory adjective
- revindicate verb (used with object)
- self-vindicated adjective
- self-vindicating adjective
- unvindicated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vindicate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vindicate1
Example Sentences
But she stuck with it and felt vindicated as the market recovered.
Other nations - particularly those with most to gain from their continued production - felt vindicated.
The war seemed to vindicate America’s bold experiment in democracy.
For Ali Salehpourit felt somewhat vindicating to hear those words.
The complaint in Villanueva’s lawsuit filed in June said it was an “attempt to clear his namevindicate his reputationand be made whole for the emotional distress defendants’ actions have caused him.”
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