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vindicate

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Main Entry: vindicate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prove one's innocence

Synonyms:

absolve, acquit, advocate, argue, assert, bear out, claim, clear, confute, contend, corroborate, defend, disculpate, disprove, do justice to, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, extenuate, free, free from blame, guard, justify, maintain, plead for, protect, prove, rationalize, refute, rehabilitate, second, shield, substantiate, support, uphold, warrant, whitewash

Antonyms:

accuse, blame, convict, punish, sentence
Main Entry: absolve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: free from responsibility, duty

Synonyms:

acquit, bleach, blink at, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, go easy on, launder, let off easy, let off the hook, let off, let up on, liberate, lifeboat, loose, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize, set free, spare, spring*, vindicate, whitewash, wink at, wipe it off, wipe the slate clean, write off
Notes: one is absolved of blame or responsibility but is acquitted of a charge, usually a crime

Antonyms:

bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold, impeach, incriminate, obligate, punish, sentence
Main Entry: acquit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: announce removal of blame

Synonyms:

absolve, blink at, clear, deliver, discharge, disculpate, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, free, let go, let off, let off the hook, liberate, release, relieve, vindicate, whitewash, wink at, wipe off

Antonyms:

blame, censure, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, doom, sentence
Main Entry: advocate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: support idea or cause publicly

Synonyms:

advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate

Antonyms:

assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest
Main Entry: argue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try to convince; present support

Synonyms:

appeal, assert, attest, claim, contend, controvert, defend, demonstrate, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, explain, hold, imply, indicate, justify, maintain, manifest, persuade, plead, present, prevail upon, reason, show, suggest, talk into, testify, vindicate, warrant, witness

Antonyms:

agree, comply
Main Entry: assert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: insist, declare, maintain

Synonyms:

advance, affirm, allege, argue, asservate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, butt in, cite, claim, contend, defend, horn in, justify, mouth off, pop off, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put forward, say, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's wad, stand up for, state, stress, swear, uphold, vindicate, warrant

Antonyms:

deny, reject
Main Entry: avenge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: retaliate

Synonyms:

chasten, chastise, come back at, even the score, get back at, get even, payback, punish, redress, repay, requite, retribute, revenge, stick it to, take satisfaction, take vengeance, venge, vindicate
Main Entry: bear out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: substantiate

Synonyms:

authenticate, confirm, corroborate, endorse, justify, prove, substantiate, support, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate
Main Entry: challenge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dispute, question

Synonyms:

accost, arouse, ask for, assert, beard, brave, call for, call out, claim, confront, cross, dare, defy, demand, denounce, exact, face down, face off, face the music, fly in the face of, hang in, impeach, impose, impugn, inquire, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a point of, make a stand, object to, provoke, query, reclaim, require, search out, stand up to, stick it out, stimulate, summon, tax, test, throw down the gauntlet, try, vindicate

Antonyms:

agreement, answer, decision, victory
Main Entry: claim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: demand, maintain property or right

Synonyms:

adduce, advance, allege, ask, assert, believe, call for, challenge, collect, declare, defend, exact, have dibs on something, hit, hit up, hold, hold out for, insist, justify, knock, lay claim to, need, pick up, pop the question, postulate, pretend, profess, pronounce, require, requisition, solicit, stake out, take, uphold, vindicate

Antonyms:

deny, disclaim, question
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