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to vindicate
01
to prove someone or something right by providing evidence or justification
Transitive: to vindicate an idea or stance
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
vindicate
3rd person singular
vindicates
present participle
vindicating
past simple
vindicated
past participle
vindicated
Examples
The research findings vindicated the theory, providing strong empirical evidence in support of its validity.
Examples
The new evidence helped to vindicate him of all the charges.
03
to protect from harm or criticism by proving it's right or justified
Transitive: to vindicate sb/sth from harm or challenge
Examples
His evidence vindicated him from false accusations.
Lexical Tree
vindicated
vindication
vindicator
vindicate
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