[{"word":"vindicate","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to vindicate someone's honor"},{"definition":"To justify by providing evidence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to vindicate a right, claim or title"},{"definition":"To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries"},{"definition":"To provide justification for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police."},{"definition":"To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To liberate; to set free; to deliver.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To avenge; to punish","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a war to vindicate infidelity"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vindicate"]}]