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
- Vindicates contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Words from these letters
- indicates
- vindicate
- cavities
- dainties
- deviants
- distance
- divinest
- inactive
- indicate
- vanities
- actives
- advents
- candies
- datives
- decants
- descant
- detains
- deviant
- diciest
- divines
- incised
- incited
- incites
- indices
- indicts
- instead
- invades
- invited
- invites
- naivest
- natives
- scanted
- stained
- vainest
- visited
- active
- advent
- advice
- advise
- antics
- ascend
- ascent
- cadets
- canted
- casein
- cities
- civets
- civies
- dances
- dative
- davits
- decant
- detain
- divans
- divest
- divine
- edicts
- enacts
- evicts
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with VIN
- vinaigrette
- vindicate
- vindicated
- vindicating
- vindication
- vindications
- vindicator
- vindicators
- vindictive
- vindictively
- vindictiveness
- vine
- vinegar
- vinegary
- vines
- vineyard
- vineyards
- vintage
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Words ending with TES
Reader questions
What does Vindicates mean?
To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
How many letters are in Vindicates?
Vindicates has 10 letters.
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