Verb
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHave patience awhile slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time ere long she shall appear to vindicate thee. Immanuel Kant
There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation. Kingman Brewster, Jr.
[L]egal challenges to undue restrictions on abortion procedures do not seek to vindicate some generalized notion of privacy; rather, they center on a woman's autonomy to determine her life's course, and thus to enjoy equal citizenship stature. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. Mason Cooley
Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice. Randall Terry
I hope to God that the inner strength that will vindicate my deeds will in good time spring forth from my own people. I have done as I had to on the prompting of my inner voice. Kurt Huber