To prove that somebody is right about something. To vindicate a claim etymology: To uphold or justify by argument or evidence.
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English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels. To prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was…. From latin vindicāre, from vindex claimant ˈvindiˌcator n ˈvindiˌcatory adj
To uphold, maintain, or defend (a cause, etc):
To clear, as from an accusation or suspicion: Vindicate means to justify, prove, or reinforce an idea — or to absolve from guilt. Gregory, as if to vindicate his master, rolled on to his back and began to wave all four legs in the air. The suits are valid and are being brought to vindicate legal wrongs, under both federal.
They have evidence that will vindicate [= exonerate] her. If your family thinks you hogged the last piece of pie on thanksgiving, you'll be vindicated when your. She will be completely vindicated by the evidence. Vindicate somebody to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal;