to vindicate
54
8.6
- verb
- /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/
:
exonerar (liberar de culpa)
- The evidence presented in court will vindicate her claims of innocence.
- vindicate a claim
- seems to vindicate
- feel vindicated
And I could not help but feel as if they vindicated the thesis of the book.
- And I could not help but feel as if they vindicated the thesis of the book.
- Often such religious groups become fixated on a future in which their claims will be vindicated.
- You know, this project is really wonderful for finally vindicating my instinct to save every single glass jar that I have ever come across.
- The in itself being taken is what is inward, that is to vindicate it for spirit certainty of itself.
Examples
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For the first time, I felt vindicated as I listened to my father's angry voice.
Fiction book (1998) -
Confidence in the prospects of success seemed to vindicate the alliance and its U.S. leadership.
Academic text (1999) -
Finding his body is not gonna vindicate us.
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- All our tests so far vindicate the risk we took to bring him here.
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Our Jenny has been vindicated.
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I certainly did, and I am glad to have my judgment vindicated by a soldier in the field.
Fiction book (1992) -
The strong public support for the Minister's criticism of Israel vindicated his correct reading of the public mood.
Academic text (1991) -
My long-standing faith in her has finally been vindicated.
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The fact that we made a major discovery at Villano clearly vindicates our choice.
Academic text (1999) -
For example, after Barack Obama was elected president, many Americans felt vindicated in their belief that America was now color-blind.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
3.1
To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons
∞
1.8
To show that something is true by giving evidence
720
3.4
To give good reasons that something you did is right
87
3.9
To make something officially acceptable by showing proof
Antonyms
How Justified
- Formal
129
8.2
54
8.6
720
3.4
691
2.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
vindicate = vindic + ate
Although the verb ends in the productive-looking suffix '-ate', the stem 'vindic' is not a standalone English word and the meaning 'clear from blame' is not predictable for an average learner from the components.
Etymology
Vindicate comes from the old Latin verb vindicare, which meant 'to claim' or 'to set free', so imagine someone taking back another person's good name. So to vindicate someone today is to show they are right or free from blame.