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Definitions for Vindicate
[1] to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
[2] to afford justification for; justify: Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
[3] to uphold or justify by argument or evidence: to vindicate a claim.
[4] to assert, maintain, or defend (a right, cause, etc.) against opposition.
[5] to claim for oneself or another.
[6] Roman and Civil Law . to regain possession, under claim of title of property through legal procedure, or to assert one's right to possession.
[7] to get revenge for; avenge.
[8] Obsolete . to deliver from; liberate.
[9] Obsolete . to punish.
[10] to clear from guilt, accusation, blame, etc, as by evidence or argument
[11] to provide justification for his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude
[12] to uphold, maintain, or defend (a cause, etc) to vindicate a claim
[13] Roman law to bring an action to regain possession of (property) under claim of legal title
[14] rare to claim, as for oneself or another
[15] obsolete to take revenge on or for; punish
[16] obsolete to set free
Words related to Vindicate
acquit, uphold, prove, substantiate, defend, refute, absolve, corroborate, disprove, exonerate, justify, claim, shield, whitewash, guard, establish, contend, support, warrant, exculpate
Words nearby Vindicate
vindaloo, vindhya hills, vindhya pradesh, vindhya range, vindicable, vindicate, vindication, vindicatory, vindictive, vine, vine cactus
Origin of Vindicate
1525–35; < Latin vindicātus (past participle of vindicāre to lay legal claim to (property), to free (someone) from servitude (by claiming him as free), to protect, avenge, punish), equivalent to vindic- (stem of vindex claimant, protector, avenger) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Vindicate
vin·di·ca·tor , noun
re·vin·di·cate , verb (used with object), re·vin·di·cat·ed, re·vin·di·cat·ing.
self-vin·di·cat·ed , adjective
self-vin·di·cat·ing , adjective
un·vin·di·cat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Vindicate
C17: from Latin vindicāre, from vindex claimant
Synonyms for Vindicate
absolve, acquit, corroborate, defend, disprove, exonerate, justify, prove, refute, substantiate, uphold, advocate, argue, assert, claim, clear, confute, contend, establish, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, free, guard, maintain, protect, rationalize, rehabilitate, second, shield, support, warrant, whitewash, bear out, disculpate, do justice to, free from blame, plead for