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   vindicate

   /ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. clear (someone) of blame or suspicion: "hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict" Similar acquitclearabsolvefree from blamedeclare innocentexonerateexculpatedischargeliberatefreedeliverredeeminformal:let offlet off the hookOpposite convictblameincriminate
   • ▪ show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified: "more sober views were vindicated by events" Similar justifywarrantsubstantiateestablishdemonstrateratifyauthenticateverifyconfirmcorroborateprovedefendoffer grounds forsupportbackevidencebear outbear witness toendorsegive credence tolend weight torare:extenuateOpposite disprove

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vindicable adjective
   • 2. vindicatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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