vin·di·cate
verb/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/
/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| 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 - 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。
- I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.
- 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）；证明（某人）是对的 - New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。
- New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger’.