Vindicate
11vindicate — UK [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt] / US [ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms vindicate : present tense I/you/we/they vindicate he/she/it vindicates present participle vindicating past tense vindicated past participle vindicated a) to prove that someone is… …
12vindicate — [16] Latin vindex meant ‘claimant, defender, avenger’. From it was derived vindicāre ‘claim, defend, revenge’, which gave English vindicate, as well as (via French) avenge [14], revenge [14], and vengeance [13]. Vindicāre in turn formed the basis …
13vindicate — verb (T) formal 1 to prove that someone or something is right or true; justify: vindicate an idea/method/decision Your decision not to resign has been fully vindicated. 2 to prove that someone who was blamed for something is in fact not guilty:… …
14vindicate — vin•di•cate [[t]ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion: to vindicate someone s honor[/ex] 2) to afford justification for; justify 3) to uphold or justify by argument or evidence 4) to maintain or… …
15vindicate — [16] Latin vindex meant ‘claimant, defender, avenger’. From it was derived vindicāre ‘claim, defend, revenge’, which gave English vindicate, as well as (via French) avenge [14], revenge [14], and vengeance [13]. Vindicāre in turn formed the basis …
16vindicate a right — index claim (demand) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17vindicate a title — index claim (demand) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
18vindicate from unjust reproach — index exculpate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19vindicate — transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin vindicatus, past participle of vindicare to lay claim to, avenge, from vindic , vindex claimant, avenger Date: circa 1571 1. obsolete to set free ; deliver 2. avenge 3 …
20VINDICATE — vascular, inflammatory/infectious, neoplastic/neurologic/psychiatric, degenerative/dietary, intoxication/idiopathic/iatrogenic, congenital, allergic/autoimmune, trauma, endocrine/metabolic [differential diagnosis mnemonic] …
