Definition
• | To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. |
• | 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. |
• | To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. |
• | To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. |
• | To liberate; to set free; to deliver. |
• | To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. |