vindicate
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vindicate
- /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯t/
- [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯t]
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin vindicātus, perfect passive participle of vindicō (“lay legal claim to something; set free; protect, avenge, punish”), from vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power”), + dīcō (“say; declare, state”). See avenge.
verb vindicates · vindicating · vindicated
- To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism. to vindicate someone's honor
- To justify by providing evidence. to vindicate a right, claim or title
- To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition. to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries
- To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
- To provide justification for. The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police.
- To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
- To avenge; to punish. a war to vindicate infidelity
