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To prove that someone is not guilty
- to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people blamed them: They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate them selves.
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to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two goals. The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper. to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people blamed them:
- English (US)
to prove that what someone said or did was right or true,...
- Traditional
VINDICATE translate: 證明…正確；證明…是真的, 證明（某人）無辜，澄清. Learn more...
- Znaczenie Vindicate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
VINDICATE definicja: 1. to prove that what someone said or...
- Vindicate in Simplified Chinese
VINDICATE translate: 证明…正确；证明…是真的, 证明（某人）无辜，澄清. Learn more...
- Vindicate in Russian
VINDICATE translate: доказывать, оправдывать . Learn more in...
- Vindicate in Polish
VINDICATE translate: rehabilitować. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
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.
vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated.
Vindicate means to justify, prove, or reinforce an idea — or to absolve from guilt. If your family thinks you hogged the last piece of pie on Thanksgiving, you'll be vindicated when your younger brother fesses up.
to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The decision to include Morris on the team was completely vindicated when he scored two touchdowns.
If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideas are vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong.
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor. Synonyms: exonerate. to afford justification for; justify: Subsequent events vindicated his policy. to uphold or justify by argument or evidence: to vindicate a claim. Synonyms: substantiate.
