vindicate['vindikeit]vt.1.■证明…无辜(或无罪):The testimony of witnesses vindicated the defendant.证人们的证词证明了被告的无辜。2.■证明…正确,证明…有理:My judgement was completely vindicated by later events.后来发生的事完全证明了我的判断是正确的。3.■维护;辩护,辩解,辩白:The principal's speech vindicated the teachers' right to go on strike.校长的讲话为教师的罢课进行了辩护。4.■[废语]为…报仇;惩罚5.■[废语]解除;解救近义词absolve变形vt.vindicatedvindicating
vindicatevindicate[ˈvindikeit]vt.1.■维护2.■为...辩护[辩白]3.■证明... 正确4.■[古]为...报仇vindicate one's rights维护自己的权利