vindicate

verb

/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they vindicate	/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/ /ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/
he / she / it vindicates	/ˈvɪndɪkeɪts/ /ˈvɪndɪkeɪts/
past simple vindicated	/ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle vindicated	/ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form vindicating	/ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

vindicate something to prove that something is true or that you were right to do something, especially when other people had a different opinion证实；证明有理 synonym justify
- I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
vindicate somebody to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal; to prove that somebody is right about something澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责）
- New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。

词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger’.