vindicate

英 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

美 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

v. 证实; 证明有理; 澄清(责难或嫌疑); 证明(某人)无罪(责)

过去分词：vindicated　过去式：vindicated　第三人称单数：vindicates　现在分词：vindicating　

TOEFL IELTS GRE TEM8 法律

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牛津词典

verb

证实；证明有理
to prove that sth is true or that you were right to do sth, especially when other people had a different opinion
1. I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.
  我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责）
to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal
1. New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
  新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。

柯林斯词典

VERB 证实;证明…正确;证明…无辜
If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideasare vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong.
1. The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report...
  主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。
2. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
  部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。

英英释义

verb

show to be right by providing justification or proof
1. vindicate a claim
Synonym:justify
clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
1. You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
maintain, uphold, or defend
1. vindicate the rights of the citizens

双语例句

He tried hard to vindicate his honor.
他拼命维护自己的名誉。
Recent observations vindicate the assumption: a direct velocity-mass correlation is even tighter than the velocity-luminosity correlation.
最近的观测证实了这项假设：速度与质量的直接关系甚至比速度与光度的关系更为紧密。
The development of national area is significant to vindicate mother country's unification, social stabilization and realize countrywide modernization.
民族地区的发展对维护祖国统一和社会稳定、实现全国的现代化有着至关重要的作用。
This seemed to vindicate the "decoupling" theory that emerging markets had developed the ability to grow independently, even if the developed world was in recession.
这似乎证实了“脱钩”论，即新兴市场已具备独立增长的能力，即使发达世界陷入了衰退。
I must vindicate a claim to philosophical reflectiveness.
我得作些哲理性的思考了。
Prior elections seem to vindicate him.
以往的选举似乎证明了他的说法有理。
Vindicate communal order, respect other people.
维护公共秩序，不妨碍他人。
The 2010 harvest did not seem to vindicate his judgment.
但2010年的收成却似乎不能佐证其判断。
Our place in the Council was used throughout our term to champion the role, and to vindicate the principles and purposes of the United nations.
在任职期间，我们在联合国的工作就是支持联合国的工作，并维护其原则和目的。
The verdict "not guilty" vindicate him.
无罪的判决证明了他的无罪。