vindicate
verb (used with object)
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like.
vindicated
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past participleof vindicate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof vindicate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
vindicateverb (used with object)to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Economists who don’t think the Fed needs to hike this year felt vindicated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pauling may never be fully vindicated, but neither was he simply deluded.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The publisher's defence that there was no wrongdoing was vindicated.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The vast majority of accused parents will be vindicated, but only after a stressful, unjustified process.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It was forced on me as I sat chilled through the chapel service, that this probably vindicated the rules of Devon after all, wintery Devon.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
