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- Dictionaryvindicate/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. clear (someone) of blame or suspicion: "hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict" Similar Opposite
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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.
VINDICATE definition: 1. to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was…. Learn more.
To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof: "Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations" (Irving R. Kaufman). 2. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example). 3.
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.
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.
VINDICATE meaning: 1. to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was…. Learn more.
vindicate somebody to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal; to prove that somebody is right about something. New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb vindicate, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
VINDICATE definition: to prove that what someone said or did was right after people generally thought it was wrong. Learn more.
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