vindicate
1 synonym and 2 antonyms for vindicate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To free someone from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
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Etymology
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.
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