Apr 22, 2012 · "Vindicate" derives from Latin "vindicatus," the past participle of the verb "vindicare," meaning "to set free, avenge, or lay claim to." "Vindicare," in turn, derives from "vindex," a noun …

Oct 25, 2025 · vindicate (third-person singular simple present vindicates, present participle vindicating, simple past and past participle vindicated) (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or …

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To "vindicate" means to clear a person or thing from suspicion, criticism, or blame. In a legal context, it also refers to asserting, maintaining, or defending one's rights or interests through action, or seeking …

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. Roman and Civil Law. to regain …

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British English: vindicate 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.

To defend or support against an enemy; maintain the cause or rights of; deliver from wrong, oppression, or the like; clear from censure, or the like: as, to vindicate an official.

VINDICATING meaning: 1. present participle of vindicate 2. to prove that what someone said or did was right or true…. Learn more.

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