Vindicate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

show to be right by providing justification or proof

maintain, uphold, or defend

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪndɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪndɪkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

vindicate a claim
vindicate the rights of the citizens
You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

justify

Parts of Speech

verb	show to be right by providing justification or proof “vindicate a claim”
verb	maintain, uphold, or defend “vindicate the rights of the citizens”
verb	clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof “You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel”

Word Forms

justificative	adjective	providing justification
justificatory	adjective	providing justification
justification	noun	a statement in explanation of some action or belief
justifier	noun	a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
vindicatory	adjective	providing justification
vindication	noun	the justification for some act or belief
vindicator	noun	a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rechtfertigen

sich durch eine Begründung oder einen Beweis als richtig erweisen

🇫🇷French

justifier

donner raison en fournissant une justification ou une preuve

🇪🇸Spanish

vindicar

demostrar que tiene razón proporcionando una justificación o prueba

🇮🇹Italian

rivendicare

dimostrare di avere ragione fornendo giustificazioni o prove

🇳🇱Dutch

betuigen

uw gelijk aantonen door rechtvaardiging of bewijs te leveren

🇵🇹Portuguese

justificar

mostrar estar certo fornecendo justificativa ou prova

🇷🇺Russian

оправдать

доказать свою правоту, предоставив обоснование или доказательство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साबित कर देना

औचित्य या प्रमाण प्रदान करके सही साबित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রমাণ করা

ন্যায্যতা বা প্রমাণ প্রদান করে সঠিক হতে দেখান

🇮🇳Tamil

நியாயப்படுத்து

நியாயம் அல்லது ஆதாரத்தை வழங்குவதன் மூலம் சரியாக இருப்பதைக் காட்டுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్థించు

సమర్థన లేదా రుజువు అందించడం ద్వారా సరైనదని చూపించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सिद्ध करणे

औचित्य किंवा पुरावा देऊन योग्य असल्याचे दाखवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાબિત કરવું

સમર્થન અથવા પુરાવો આપીને સાચા હોવાનું બતાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಸಮರ್ಥನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಾವೆಯನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸರಿ ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യായീകരിക്കുക

ന്യായീകരണമോ തെളിവോ നൽകിക്കൊണ്ട് ശരിയാണെന്ന് കാണിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਬਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਜਾਇਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਹੀ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਦਿਖਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ثابت کرنا

جواز یا ثبوت فراہم کرکے درست ثابت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表白

通过提供理由或证据来证明是正确的

🇯🇵Japanese

正す

正当化または証拠を提供することで自分が正しいことを示す

🇰🇷Korean

옹호하다

정당성이나 증거를 제공하여 옳다는 것을 보여주세요.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

minh oan

chứng minh là đúng bằng cách đưa ra lời biện minh hoặc bằng chứng

🇹🇭Thai

พิสูจน์

แสดงว่าถูกต้องโดยให้เหตุผลหรือหลักฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempertahankan

menunjukkan kebenarannya dengan memberikan pembenaran atau bukti

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagtanggol

ipakita na tama sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng katwiran o patunay

🇲🇾Malay

membela kebenaran

tunjukkan betul dengan memberikan justifikasi atau bukti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرئة

إظهار أنه على حق من خلال تقديم مبرر أو دليل

🇮🇷Persian

اثبات کردن

با ارائه دلیل یا دلیل، حق را نشان دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

haklı çıkarmak

Gerekçe veya kanıt sunarak haklı olduğunu göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצְדִיק

להראות כצודק על ידי מתן הצדקה או הוכחה

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The primary meaning of 'vindicate' is 'show to be right by providing justification or proof'.

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Using 'vindicate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vindicate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vindicate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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