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vindicate(dictionary)
vindicate(dictionary)

vindicate (iou)



vindicate verb trans. M16.
[Latin vindicat- pa. ppl stem of vindicare claim, set free, punish, avenge, from vindic-, vindex claimant, avenger: see -ATE3.]
a. Wreak (anger) in revenge. Only in M16.
b. Avenge or revenge (a person, cause, wrong, etc.). E17-E18.
c. Punish; take revenge on a person for (a wrong). E17-L18.
Make or set free; deliver, rescue. Usu. foll. by from. M16-M18.
Claim for oneself or as one's rightful property; assert or establish possession of. Freq. foll. by for, to. L16.
Clear of blame, criticism, or doubt by demonstration etc.; justify (a person, action, oneself, etc.) by evidence or argument; establish or maintain the existence or validity of (a quality, assertion, etc). M17.
T. Ferris Subsequent experiments have further vindicated Einstein's confidence. M. Pattison To vindicate himself from the charge of treason. Guardian He has been vindicated, for the colliery is indeed earmarked for closure.
Assert or maintain by means of action, esp. in one's own interest; defend against encroachment or interference. M17.
vindica'bility noun (rare) E19.
vindicable adjective able to be vindicated M17.
vindicatingly adverb L19.