vindicate

See Also: vincible vincit omnia veritas vincristine vinculum vinculum matrimonii vindaloo Vindhya Hills Vindhya Pradesh Vindhya Range vindicable vindicate vindication vindicatory vindictive Vine vine vine cactus vine maple vine snake vineal vined Recent searches: vindicate View All

Listen:

Inflections of 'vindicate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)vindicatesv 3rd person singular vindicatingv pres p vindicatedv past vindicatedv past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

vin•di•cate /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion:to vindicate someone's honor. to prove to be right or correct:His theory was vindicated by laboratory tests.

vin•di•ca•tion /ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]a vindication of the theory.[uncountable]He wanted vindication.
vin•di•ca•tor, n. [countable]See -venge-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vin•di•cate  (vin′di kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

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. Law[Roman and 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. [Obs.]to deliver from;
liberate. [Obs.]to punish. Latin vindicātus (past participle of vindicāre to lay legal claim to (property), to free (someone) from servitude (by claiming him as free), to protect, avenge, punish), equivalent. to vindic- (stem of vindex claimant, protector, avenger) + -ātus -ate1 1525–35

vin′di•ca′tor, n. 
1. exonerate. 3. 4. support.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

vindicate /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/ vb (transitive) to clear from guilt, accusation, blame, etc, as by evidence or argument to provide justification for: his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude to uphold, maintain, or defend (a cause, etc): to vindicate a claimEtymology: 17th Century: from Latin vindicāre, from vindex claimantˈvindiˌcator n ˈvindiˌcatory adj

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

vindicate /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/ vb (transitive) to clear from guilt, accusation, blame, etc, as by evidence or argument to provide justification for: his promotion vindicated his unconventional attitude to uphold, maintain, or defend (a cause, etc): to vindicate a claimEtymology: 17th Century: from Latin vindicāre, from vindex claimantˈvindiˌcator n ˈvindiˌcatory adj

'vindicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

网址：vindicate https://klqsh.com/news/view/132097

随便看看