vindicates

Meaning of vindicates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
    hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger’.

Information about vindicates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of vindicates is: vindicate.
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Hyphenation of vindicates

vin-di-cates

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • vindicates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

vindicates synonyms

Meaning free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty:

acquit

Meaning officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent:

clear

Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:

absolve

Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:

exonerate

Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:

exculpate

Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:

discharge

Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:

liberate

Meaning release from confinement or slavery:

free

Meaning bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address:

deliver

Meaning compensate for the faults or bad aspects of:

redeem

vindicates antonyms

Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:

convict

Meaning feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong:

blame

Meaning make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing:

incriminate

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