VINDICATE

vindicate, vb. 1. To clear (a person or thing) from suspicion, criticism, blame, or doubt (DNA tests vindicated the suspect). 2. To assert, maintain, or affirm (one’s interest) by action (the claimants sought to vindicate their rights through a class-action suit). 3. To defend (one’s interest) against interference or encroachment (the borrower vindicated its interest […]