vindicate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate a claim
Types & categories
- uphold hypernym
- excuse hyponym
- legitimate hyponym
Related & opposite
- justification derivation
- justification derivation
- vindication derivation
- apologist derivation
- justificative derivation
- justificative derivation
Sense 2 verb
maintain, uphold, or defend
vindicate the rights of the citizens
Types & categories
- defend hypernym
Related & opposite
- vindication derivation
- vindication derivation
- apologist derivation
Sense 3 verb
clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
Types & categories
- acquit hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindication |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | justificative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | uphold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | excuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | legitimate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindication |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindication |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | apologist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acquit |