/
ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/
v.
  - clear of blame or suspicion.
 - show to be right or justified.
 
Derivative
- vindicable adj.
  - vindication n.
  - vindicator n.
  - vindicatory adj.
 
Etymology
C16 (earlier (C15) as vindication), in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’: from L. vindicat-, vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.