vindicate
verb
[ ˈvɪndɪkeɪt ]
• clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
• "hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict"
Similar:
acquit,
clear,
absolve,
free from blame,
declare innocent,
exonerate,
exculpate,
discharge,
liberate,
free,
deliver,
redeem,
let off,
let off the hook,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘deliver, rescue’): from Latin vindicat- ‘claimed, avenged’, from the verb vindicare, from vindex, vindic- ‘claimant, avenger’.
