vindicate

1. v. t. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. Source: opted

4. v. t. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. Source: opted

5. v. t. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. Source: opted

6. v. t. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. Source: opted

7. v. show to be right by providing justification or proof Source: wordnet

8. v. maintain, uphold, or defend Source: wordnet

9. v. clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof Source: wordnet

10. 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. Pope. 2. 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. 3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. Pope. 4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. Milton. 5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. Massinger. 6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs.] Bacon. God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. Bp. Pearson. Syn. -- To assert; maintain; claim. See Assert. Source: webster

11. v:100 v. maintain, uphold, or defend v. clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof Source: ecdict

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