vindicated

Verb

vindicate (third-person singular simple present vindicates, present participle vindicating, simple past and past participle vindicated)

1. (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
   • to vindicate someone's honor

   Synonyms:

   absolve, clear, exonerate, acquittance, assoil, assoilzie, acquit, disculp, disculpate, exculpate

2. (transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
   • to vindicate a right, claim or title
3. (transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
   • to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries
4. (transitive) To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
5. (transitive) To provide justification for.
   • The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police.
6. (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

See all 8 meanings of vindicate