Meaning
- (verb) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism. “to vindicate someone's honor”
- (verb) To justify by providing evidence. “to vindicate a right, claim or title”
- (verb) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition. “to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries”
- (verb) To provide justification for. “The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police.”
- (verb) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- (verb) To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
- (verb) To avenge; to punish “a war to vindicate infidelity”
Letter breakdown
- Vindicate contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words from these letters
- inactive
- indicate
- deviant
- incited
- invited
- active
- advent
- advice
- canted
- dative
- decant
- detain
- divine
- incite
- indict
- invade
- invite
- native
- acted
- anted
- antic
- cadet
- caned
- caved
- cited
- civet
- dance
- davit
- dicta
- divan
- edict
- enact
- evict
- inced
- naive
- viand
- viced
- aced
- acid
- acne
- advt
- aide
- ante
- anti
- avid
- cane
- cant
- cave
- cent
- cite
- date
- dean
- dent
- dice
- diet
- dine
- dint
- diva
- dive
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with VIN
- vinaigrette
- vindicated
- vindicates
- vindicating
- vindication
- vindications
- vindicator
- vindicators
- vindictive
- vindictively
- vindictiveness
- vine
- vinegar
- vinegary
- vines
- vineyard
- vineyards
- vintage
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Words ending with ATE
Reader questions
What does Vindicate mean?
To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
How many letters are in Vindicate?
Vindicate has 9 letters.
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