Dictionary Entry
vindicate
vindicate is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.
- 4transitive verb
To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.
- 5transitive verb
To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
- 6transitive verb
To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.
- 7verb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
"vindicate a claim"
Synonyms
- 8verb
clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
"You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"
- 9verb
maintain, uphold, or defend
"vindicate the rights of the citizens"
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