vindicate
/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- clear (someone) of blame or suspicion证明…是清白的, 证明…是无辜的：
hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict.
验尸结论证明医院职员没有责任。
1.1
- show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified证明…正确（或合理、正当）：
more sober views were vindicated by events.
事件证明更冷静的思考是必要的。
派生词
vindicable
adjectivevindication
nounvindicator
nounvindicatory
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'deliver， rescue'）： from Latin vindicat- 'claimed， avenged'， from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- 'claimant， avenger'.