Vindicated
6 definitions retrieved  Vindicate \Vin"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vindicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vindicating.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See Vengeance.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] [1913 Webster] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain? The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. [1913 Webster] When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. --Massinger. [1913 Webster] 6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] Syn: To assert; maintain; claim. See Assert. [1913 Webster]  vindicated adj 1: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated]  vindicated [vindikeitid] verteidigte  vindicated rehabilitiert vindicated verteidigt; gerechtfertigt vindicated verteidigte Vindicated related |
|||
Random Words
Aphrodisiac, Lemmon, Vantage, Cataract, Bestehen, Normen, Automatisierungstechnik, Abm, Gol, Ultraschall, Tenant, Together, Orchester, Metallic, Braces, Knack, Frozen, Wrigley, Säugetiere, Substance, Saal, Ether, Medici, Excellence, Melia Popular Words Webster Dictionary, Online Dictionary, Spanish Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Internet Dictonary, Web Dictionary, Dictionary Websters Online, Dream Dictionary, English - Spanish Dictionary, Urban Dictionary, Translate English To Spanish, Translate Germany, Copyrights: Gcide, Gazetteer, en-de, Devil's D., Freedict: GNU General Public License 2 or later FOLDOC, VERA: GNU General Public License 1.1 or later Moby-thesaurus, Jargon, Hitchcock, Bouvier, Elements, Easton: Public Domain WordNet: Princeton University
Type your search term into the input field and press the 'Search' button!
|
Copyright © 2005 domains-und-mehr.de; All rights reserved!