vindicate
pronunciation
How to pronounce vindicate in British English:
UK [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]
How to pronounce vindicate in American English:
US [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- show to be right by providing justification or proof
- maintain, uphold, or defend
- clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
Word Origin
- vindicate
- vindicate: [16] Latin vindex meant ‘claimant, defender, avenger’. From it was derived vindicāre ‘claim, defend, revenge’, which gave English vindicate, as well as (via French) avenge [14], revenge [14], and vengeance [13]. Vindicāre in turn formed the basis of vindicta ‘vengeance’, from which English gets vindictive [17] and (via Italian) vendetta [19].=> avenge, revenge, vendetta, vengeance, vindictive
- vindicate (v.)
- 1620s, "to avenge or revenge," from Latin vindicatus, past participle of vindicare "to stake a claim; to liberate; to act as avenger" (see vindication). Meaning "to clear from censure or doubt, by means of demonstration" is recorded from 1630s. Related: Vindicated, vindicating.
Example
- 1. But how much confidence should we have that the europeans will vindicate their own judgment ?
- 2. So far , the behaviour of financial markets seems to vindicate his point .
- 3. Apatow tried to vindicate himself , but brazill wouldn 't have it and ended one email by telling him to get cancer .
- 4. He wanted einstein to know , boy did we vindicate you , boy did we show that eddington was right , despite what all the scoff was foreseeing .
- 5. This seemed to vindicate the " decoupling " theory that emerging markets had developed the ability to grow independently , even if the developed world was in recession .