vindicate

vindicate
[ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]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。
    ■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
vindicable
adjective
vindication
noun
vindicator
noun
vindicatory
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'deliver, rescue'): from Latin vindicat- 'claimed, avenged', from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- 'claimant, avenger'
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