vindicate

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• /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯t/
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Borrowed from Latin vindicātus, perfect passive participle of vindicō (“lay legal claim to something; set free; protect, avenge, punish”), from vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power”), + dīcō (“say; declare, state”). See avenge.

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: оправдавам (opravdavam) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Czech: ospravedlnit — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Czech: obhájit — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Czech: očistit — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Danish: renvaske — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Dutch: vrijspreken — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Dutch: blaam zuiveren — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Finnish: puhdistaa — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• French: blanchir — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Georgian: გამართლება (gamartleba) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• German: rechtfertigen — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• German: verteidigen — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• German: reinwaschen — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• German: rehabilitieren — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• German: entlasten — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Northern Kurdish: pak kirin — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Latin: vindicō — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Māori: whakaharakore — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Norwegian Bokmål: renvaske — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Polish: oczyszczać z zarzutów — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Polish: oczyścić z zarzutów — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Russian: опра́вдывать (oprávdyvatʹ) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Russian: оправда́ть (opravdátʹ) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Spanish: vindicar — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Swedish: rentvå — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Tagalog: linisin ang pangalan — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Turkish: temize çıkarmak — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Ukrainian: виправдо́вувати (vypravdóvuvaty) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Ukrainian: ви́правдати (výpravdaty) — to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism
• Bulgarian: доказвам (dokazvam) — to justify by providing evidence
• Chinese Mandarin: 證實 /证实 (zhèngshí) — to justify by providing evidence
• Czech: prokázat správnost — to justify by providing evidence
• Czech: obhájit — to justify by providing evidence
• Czech: dát za pravdu — to justify by providing evidence
• Danish: retfærdiggøre — to justify by providing evidence
• Danish: bevise — to justify by providing evidence
• Dutch: rechtvaardigen — to justify by providing evidence
• Dutch: bevestigen — to justify by providing evidence
• Dutch: gelijk krijgen — to justify by providing evidence
• Finnish: perustella — to justify by providing evidence
• French: faire valoir — to justify by providing evidence
• German: beweisen — to justify by providing evidence
• German: nachweisen — to justify by providing evidence
• German: rechtfertigen — to justify by providing evidence
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽 (sunjōn) — to justify by providing evidence
• Northern Kurdish: peyitandin — to justify by providing evidence
• Latin: vindicō — to justify by providing evidence
• Norwegian Bokmål: rettferdiggjøre — to justify by providing evidence
• Norwegian Bokmål: bevise — to justify by providing evidence
• Polish: dowodzić — to justify by providing evidence
• Polish: dowieść — to justify by providing evidence
• Turkish: haklı çıkarmak — to justify by providing evidence
• Turkish: ispat etmek — to justify by providing evidence
• Ukrainian: дово́дити (dovódyty) — to justify by providing evidence
• Ukrainian: довести́ (dovestý) — to justify by providing evidence
• Bulgarian: отстоявам (otstojavam) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Czech: obhájit — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Danish: stå inde for — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Danish: forsvare — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Dutch: verdedigen — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Finnish: puolustaa — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• French: défendre — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• French: revendiquer — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• French: affirmer — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Georgian: დაცვა (dacva) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• German: verteidigen — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• German: einstehen für — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• German: verfechten — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Northern Kurdish: parastin — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Norwegian Bokmål: forfekte — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Norwegian Bokmål: stå inne for — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Norwegian Bokmål: forsvare — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Polish: bronić — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Polish: obronić — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Russian: защища́ть (zaščiščátʹ) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Spanish: defender — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Turkish: müdafaa etmek — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Turkish: savunmak — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Ukrainian: відсто́ювати (vidstójuvaty) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Ukrainian: відстоя́ти (vidstojáty) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Ukrainian: захища́ти (zaxyščáty) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Ukrainian: захисти́ти (zaxystýty) — to maintain or defend a cause against opposition
• Azerbaijani: haqq qazandırmaq — to provide justification
• Azerbaijani: bəraət qazandırmaq — to provide justification
• Azerbaijani: doğrultmaq — to provide justification
• Czech: obhájit — to provide justification
• Czech: ospravedlnit — to provide justification
• Danish: retfærdiggøre — to provide justification
• Dutch: verantwoorden — to provide justification
• Dutch: gelijk geven — to provide justification
• Finnish: osoittaa oikeaksi — to provide justification
• French: justifier — to provide justification
• German: rechtfertigen — to provide justification
• German: verteidigen — to provide justification
• Northern Kurdish: peyitandin — to provide justification
• Polish: uzasadniać — to provide justification
• Polish: uzasadnić — to provide justification
• Polish: usprawiedliwiać — to provide justification
• Polish: usprawiedliwić — to provide justification
• Spanish: justificar — to provide justification
• Swedish: rättfärdiga — to provide justification
• Turkish: müdafaa etmek — to provide justification
• Turkish: savunmak — to provide justification
• Ukrainian: виправдо́вувати (vypravdóvuvaty) — to provide justification
• Ukrainian: ви́правдати (výpravdaty) — to provide justification
• Dutch: opeisen — to claim
• Dutch: doen gelden — to claim
• Finnish: vaatia — to claim
• French: revendiquer — to claim
• French: réclamer — to claim
• German: beanspruchen — to claim
• German: geltend machen — to claim
• German: vertreten — to claim
• Hungarian: vindikál — to claim
• Northern Kurdish: daxwaz kirin — to claim
• Polish: twierdzić — to claim
• Spanish: reclamar — to claim
• Turkish: talep etmek — to claim