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VINDICATE definition and meaning

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vindicate

(vɪndɪkeɪt )

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense vindicates , present participle vindicating , past tense, past participle vindicated

verb

vindication (vɪndɪkeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]

He called the success a vindication of his party's free-market economic policy. [+ of]

British English pronunciation

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vindicate in British English

(ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt )

verb (transitive)

his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude

to vindicate a claim

4. Roman law

5. rare

to claim, as for oneself or another

6. obsolete

7. obsolete

Derived forms

vindicator (ˈvindiˌcator)

noun

vindicatory (ˈvindiˌcatory)

adjective

Word origin

C17: from Latin vindicāre, from vindex claimant

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vindicate in American English

(ˈvɪndəˌkeɪt )

verb transitiveWord forms: vindicated, vindicatingOrigin: < L vindicatus, pp. of vindicare, to claim, avenge < ? vim, force (see vim) + dicere, to say: see diction

to defend or maintain (a cause, claim, etc.) against opposition

a success which vindicated their belief in him

to lay claim to or establish possession of (something for oneself or another)

5. obsolete

to punish

See synonymy note absolve

Derived forms

vindicator (ˈvindiˌcator)

noun

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vindicate in American English

(ˈvɪndɪˌkeit)

transitive verbWord forms: -cated, -cating

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

6. Roman Law & 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

8. obsolete

9. obsolete

to punish

SYNONYMS 1. exonerate. 3, 4. support.

Derived forms

vindicator

noun

Word origin

[1525–35; ‹ L vindicātus (ptp. of vindicāre to lay legal claim to (property), to free (someone) from servitude (by claiming him as free), to protect, avenge, punish), equiv. to vindic- (s. of vindex claimant, protector, avenger) + -ātus -ate1]

Examples of 'vindicate' in a sentence
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Gregory, as if to vindicate his master, rolled on to his back and began to wave all four legs in the air."The suits are valid and are being brought to vindicate legal wrongs, under both federal and state law.