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Vindicate

//ˈvɪn.dɪˌkeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism. transitive

    "to vindicate someone's honor"

  2. 2
    show to be right by providing justification or proof wordnet
  3. 3
    To justify by providing evidence. transitive

    "to vindicate a right, claim or title"

  4. 4
    clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof wordnet
  5. 5
    To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition. transitive

    "to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries"

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  1. 6
    maintain, uphold, or defend wordnet
  2. 7
    To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified. transitive
  3. 8
    To provide justification for. transitive

    "The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police."

  4. 9
    To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. transitive
  5. 10
    To liberate; to set free; to deliver. obsolete, transitive
  6. 11
    To avenge; to punish. obsolete, transitive

    "a war to vindicate infidelity"

Etymology

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.

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