English-Thai Dictionary

vindicate

VT ปกป้อง สิทธิ  แสดง สิทธิ  อ้าง สิทธิ  defend pok-pong-sid

 

vindicate

VT แก้แค้น  avenge punish kea-kan

 

vindicate

VT แสดง ความบริสุทธิ์  แก้ตัว  แก้ต่าง  absolve sa-dang-kwam-bo-ri-sud

 

vindicate for

PHRV อ้างสิทธิ์ ใน  ang-sid-nai

 

vindicate to

PHRV แก้ต่าง กับ  พิสูจน์ ตัว กับ  kae-tang-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VINDICATE

v.t.[L. vindico.] 1. To defend; to justify; to support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure or objections.
When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must vindicate it.
Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; but vindicate the ways of God to man.
2. To assert; to defend with success; to maintain; to prove to be just or valid; as, to vindicate a claim or title.
3. To defend with arms, or otherwise; as, to vindicate our rights.
4. to avenge; to punish; as a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.
God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion.
[This latter use is entirely obsolete. ]

 

VINDICATED

pp. Defended; supported; maintained; proved to be just or true.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VINDICATE

Vin "di *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vindicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Vindicating. ] Etym: [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See Vengeance. ]

 

1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. Pope.

 

2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title.

 

3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate. .. that proposition. I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. Pope.

 

4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. Milton.

 

5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs. ] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. Massinger.

 

6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs. ] Bacon. God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. Bp. Pearson.

 

Syn. -- To assert; maintain; claim. See Assert.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vindicate

vin di cate |ˈvindəˌkāt ˈvɪndəˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] clear (someone ) of blame or suspicion: hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict. • show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified: more sober views were vindicated by events. DERIVATIVES vin di ca ble |-kəbəl |adjective, vin di ca tion |ˌvindəˈkāSHən |noun, vin di ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun, vin di ca to ry |-kəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue ’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged, ’ from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

vindicate

vindicate |ˈvɪndɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] clear (someone ) of blame or suspicion: hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict. • show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified: more sober views were vindicated by events. DERIVATIVES vindicable |-kəb (ə )l |adjective, vindication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, vindicator noun, vindicatory adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue ’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged ’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vindicate

vindicate verb 1 he was vindicated by the jury: acquit, clear, absolve, exonerate; discharge, liberate, free; informal let off, let off the hook; formal exculpate. 2 I had fully vindicated my contention: justify, warrant, substantiate, ratify, authenticate, verify, confirm, corroborate, prove, defend, support, back up, bear out, evidence, endorse. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See absolve . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vindicate

vindicate verb 1 he maintained his innocence throughout the trial and has been fully vindicated by the jury: acquit, clear, absolve, free from blame, declare innocent, exonerate, exculpate, discharge, liberate, free, deliver, redeem; informal let off, let off the hook. ANTONYMS convict, blame, incriminate. 2 I felt I had fully vindicated my request: justify, warrant, substantiate, establish, demonstrate, ratify, authenticate, verify, confirm, corroborate, prove, defend, offer grounds for, support, back, evidence, bear out, bear witness to, endorse, give credence to, lend weight to; rare extenuate. ANTONYMS disprove.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vindicate

vin di cate /vɪ́ndɪkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉の潔白を証明する, 〈人 〉への非難 [嫌疑, 中傷 ]の不当性を立証する ; 〈人格など 〉を証明する ▸ I will do everything to vindicate him of their charges .彼らの非難に対して彼の潔白を証明するために私は何でもする ▸ What followed vindicated his insight .その後に起こった事が彼の見識の正しかったことを証明した .2 ｟かたく ｠〈権利 要求 主張など 〉の正当さを立証する .3 ｟かたく ｠…の権利を主張する .v í n di c à tor /-tər /名詞