Definition of vindicate verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. They have evidence that will vindicate [= exonerate] her. The director said he had been vindicated by the.
If your family thinks you hogged the last piece of pie on thanksgiving, you'll be vindicated when your. She will be completely vindicated by the evidence. See examples of vindicate used in a sentence.
See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the verb vindicate. To prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was…. If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideas are vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong. To clear, as from an accusation or suspicion:
To clear someone's name, reputation, or actions from suspicion, doubt, or unjust criticism. To clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like. To uphold or justify by. Vindicate means to justify, prove, or reinforce an idea — or to absolve from guilt.