vindicate

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托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. maintain, uphold, or defend
v. clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof

vt. 辩护, 证明...无辜, 维护
[法] 辩护, 辩解, 辩明

Collins 星级

11,161

BNC 频率

13,147

使用频率

vindicate 由词根 vindic-（表示“复仇”或“清白”）和后缀 -ate（动词后缀）组成，表示“为某人或某事辩护或证明清白”。

例句

1. She was able to vindicate her actions after presenting the evidence.

她在提供证据后能够证明自己的行为是正当的。

2. The new findings will help to vindicate the scientist's original theories.

新的研究结果将帮助证明这位科学家的原始理论是正确的。

3. He felt it was important to vindicate his reputation after the false accusations.

他觉得在遭受错误指控后，维护自己的声誉是很重要的。