Vindicate
21vindicate — Synonyms and related words: absolve, account for, acquit, advocate, amnesty, argue, assert, bear out, claim, clear, confute, contend, cry sour grapes, decontaminate, defend, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, disprove, do justice to …
22vindicate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To clear] Syn. acquit, free, absolve; see absolve , excuse . 2. [To defend] Syn. plead for, second, support; see defend 3 . 3. [To justify] Syn. prove, bear out, warrant; see justify 2 . See Synonym Study at absolve . II… …
23vindicate — vin|di|cate [ˈvındıkeıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of vindicare to claim, avenge , from vindex person who claims, avenger ] 1.) to prove that someone who was blamed for something is in fact not guilty ▪ The …
24vindicate — vin|di|cate [ vındı,keıt ] verb transitive to prove that someone is right, or that something they said, did, or decided was right, especially when most people believed they were wrong: I feel vindicated now since the court ruled in my favor. The… …
25vindicate — [[t]vɪ̱ndɪkeɪt[/t]] vindicates, vindicating, vindicated VERB 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. [FORMAL] [be V ed] The director said he had …
26vindicate — vin·di·cate || vɪndɪkeɪt v. justify; acquit, exonerate, absolve …
27vindicate — [ vɪndɪkeɪt] verb 1》 clear of blame or suspicion. 2》 show to be right or justified. Derivatives vindicable adjective vindication noun vindicator noun vindicatory adjective Origin …
28vindicate — v. a. 1. Justify, defend, uphold. 2. Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good, advocate …
29vindicate — verb 1) he was vindicated by the jury Syn: acquit, clear, absolve, exonerate; discharge, liberate, free; informal let off, let off the hook; formal exculpate See note at absolve 2) I had fully vindicated my contention …
30vindicate — v 1. acquit, clear, clear [s.o. s] name, exonerate, exculpate, prove or declare innocent, uphold innocence, pronounce not guilty; remove guilt, free from blame, absolve. 2. justify, show just cause, warrant, authorize; substantiate, prove, verify …
