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vindicate

/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/  ·  say it: VIN·di·kayt

to clear of blame; to prove right

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In more detail

1. (verb) to prove that someone was right or that they did not do something wrong

2. (verb) to show that an idea or belief was correct

Examples

• 1. The evidence vindicated him; he was innocent all along.
• 2. Recent studies have vindicated the scientist's controversial theory.

Nearby in Debate & Persuasion

biased, impartial, partisan, exonerate, incriminate, implicate