Daily Word: VINDICATE

vin·di·cate

  [vin-di-keyt] 

~ verb (used with object), vin·di·cat·ed, vin·di·cat·ing.

DEFINITION: 1) To clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like. 2) To afford justification for; justify. 3) To uphold or justify by argument or evidence. 3) To assert, maintain, or defend (a right, cause, etc.) against opposition. 4) To claim for oneself or another.

SENTENCE: Once the new evidence came out that he was at home instead of the scene of the crime, he was vindicated.