/
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’.