vindicate

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Synonyms: indicate, syndicate, vindicated, vindicative, vindicator, vindicable, vindicates, mendicate, villicate, vindical, revindicate

Antonyms: indicate, syndicate, vindicated, vindicative, vindicator, vindicable, vindicates, mendicate, villicate, vindical, revindicate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clear]] of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[justify]] by providing [[evidence]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[maintain]] or [[defend]] (a cause) against opposition.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be proven [[reasonable]], [[correct]], or [[justified]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide justification for.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to [[claim]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
8. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[avenge]]; to [[punish]].

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