vindicatev. t.[L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See Vengeance.]1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.()Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?
The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. (Pope.)2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title.()3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.()When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. (I. Watts.)Laugh where we must, be candid where we can,
But vindicate the ways of God to man. (Pope.)4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.(Milton.)5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver.()I am confident he deserves much more
That vindicates his country from a tyrant
Than he that saves a citizen. (Massinger.)6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.(Bacon.)God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. (Bp. Pearson.)()