vindicate

Inflections of 'vindicate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

vin•di•cate v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

vin•di•ca•tion n. [countable]a vindication of the theory.[uncountable]He wanted vindication.
vin•di•ca•tor, n. [countable]See -venge-.

vin•di•cate v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like:to vindicate someone's honor.
to afford justification for;
justify:Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
to uphold or justify by argument or evidence:to vindicate a claim.
to assert, maintain, or defend (a right, cause, etc.) against opposition.
to claim for oneself or another.
Law[Roman and Civil Law.]to regain possession, under claim of title of property through legal procedure, or to assert one's right to possession.
to get revenge for;
avenge.
[Obs.]to deliver from;
liberate.
[Obs.]to punish.

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
1525–35

vin′di•ca′tor, n.

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vindicate /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to clear from guilt, accusation, blame, etc, as by evidence or argument
to provide justification for: his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude
to uphold, maintain, or defend (a cause, etc): to vindicate a claim

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vindicāre, from vindex claimantˈvindiˌcator n ˈvindiˌcatory adj

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