VINDICATE
\vˈɪndɪkˌe͡ɪt], \vˈɪndɪkˌeɪt], \v_ˈɪ_n_d_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of VINDICATE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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show to be right by providing justification or prove; "vindicate a claim"
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maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title.
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To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.
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To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.
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To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
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To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.
By Oddity Software
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To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title.
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To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.
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To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.
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To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
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To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.
By Noah Webster.
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To defend successfully against accusation; to prove right or true against censure, blame, etc.; as, to vindicate one's conduct; to justify; to prove legally sound; as, to vindicate a claim.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
