vindicate
- (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- (transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
- (transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
- (transitive) To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
- (transitive) To provide justification for.
- (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- (obsolete, transitive) To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
- (obsolete, transitive) To avenge; to punish.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪn.dɪˌkeɪt/
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.
take vengeance on
get even with
free from
proceed with
put in order
be retributive
defend from
get back at someone
make excuses
set in order
justifier
rechtfertigen
justificar
giustificare
υπερασπίζω
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