VINDICATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance
Vindicate - definition of vindicate by The Free Dictionary vin•di•cate (ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪt) v t -cat•ed, -cat•ing 1 to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion: to vindicate someone's honor 2 to afford justification for; justify 3 to uphold or justify by argument or evidence 4 to maintain or defend against opposition
VINDICATE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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 The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report He called the success a vindication of his party's free-market economic policy Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
vindicate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary vindicate (third-person singular simple present vindicates, present participle vindicating, simple past and past participle vindicated) (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism quotations
Vindicate - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology 'Vindicate' carries a sense of triumph and exoneration, as it implies the restoration of one's honor, integrity, or legitimacy in the eyes of others and society at large
Vindicate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
vindicate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English 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