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vindicate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯t/Part of speech verbSorted acdeiintvStarts with VEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. show to be right by providing justification or proof

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin vindicātus, perfect passive participle of vindicō (“lay legal claim to something; set free; protect, avenge, punish”), from vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power”), + dīcō (“say; declare, state”). See avenge.

Used in a sentence

  • to vindicate someone's honor
  • to vindicate a right, claim or title
  • The Ukrainians immediately demanded a goal and their claims were vindicated as replays showed the ball crossed the line before Terry's intervention.

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