Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11161
vindicates
维护；支持；为…辩护
vindicates is the third person singular of vindicate.
to defend or support an idea, right, or claim
- 1.
To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
洗清(罪名、嫌疑或批评)。
- 2.
To justify by providing evidence.
用证据证明......正当。
- 3.
To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
维护或捍卫(事业)以对抗反对。
- 4.
To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
被证明合理、正确或正当。
- 5.
To provide justification for.
为......提供正当理由。
- 6.
To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
主张所有权；断言对......的权利；要求。
证明…无辜；澄清；辩白；洗清(罪名、嫌疑或批评)。；用证据证明......正当。；维护或捍卫(事业)以对抗反对。；被证明合理、正确或正当。
In use
The security footage vindicated the employee, who had been wrongly blamed for the theft.
She was completely vindicated when the real culprit confessed.
The investigation vindicated him, showing that his report had been accurate all along.
vindicate sb/sth
vindicate 后接事物名词（如 theory、decision）时意为“证明……正确”；接人时意为“证明……无辜”。
The new data vindicated his theory.
新数据证明了他的理论是正确的。
be vindicated (by sth)
被动形式 be vindicated 强调某人被证明无辜或正确，通常后接 by 引出证据、调查或裁决。
She was vindicated by the final verdict.
最终裁决证明她是清白的。
vindicate oneself
反身形式 vindicate oneself 表示通过行动或言论证明自己正确或无辜。
Connections
Collocations
- vindicate a decision
- 证明决定正确；为决定辩护
- The results vindicated her decision to invest in the project.结果证明了她投资该项目的决定是正确的。
- vindicate a claim
- 证明主张正确
- Later research vindicated her claim about the ancient city.后来的研究证明了她关于那座古城的说法是正确的。
- vindicate someone
- 证明某人无辜
- New evidence vindicated the wrongly accused man.新证据证明了那名被冤枉的男子是无辜的。
- vindicate one's rights
- 维护自己的权利
- They used the law to vindicate their rights.他们利用法律维护自己的权利。
Pop culture & quotes
- Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：法庭上律师举起证据高喊“I vindicate!”——证明无辜、维护名誉，让真相大白。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal discourse、academic argument vindicate 多用于正式语域，尤其在法律或学术语境中表示“证明…无辜”或“维护、支持”。日常口语中较少见，通常可用 prove、defend 等更常见的词替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 indicate /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ 和 syndicate /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/（动词读法）：它们与 vindicate 的重读元音及之后部分相同。拼写上同样以 -icate 结尾的词不都押韵：communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ 重音在第二音节；duplicate /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/、complicate /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ 的重读元音不同；intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ 的结尾读作 /kət/ 而不是 /keɪt/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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