vindicating
Meaning of vindicating
- 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 vindicating
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of vindicating
vin-di-cat-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 letters.
- vindicating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
vindicating synonyms
Meaning free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty:
Meaning officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent:
Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:
Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning release from confinement or slavery:
Meaning bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address:
Meaning compensate for the faults or bad aspects of:
vindicating 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:
Meaning feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong:
Meaning make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing:
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