vindicate
verb [T] /ˈvɪn.dɪ.keɪt/Definition
› to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored three goals. The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper.Proving and disproving › to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people blamed them: They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.Proving and disproving vindication /ˌvɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [S or U] › The army's victory is being seen as (a) vindication of their tactics.Proving and disproving
(Definition of vindicate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- actions speak louder than words idiom
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- bear witness (to sth) idiom
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