vindicate

To prove that someone or something is right, justified, or innocent.

• vindication/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)辩护
• vindicated/ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪd/(adj)被证实正确的

• vindicate a decision
• feel vindicated
• vindicate claims
• complete vindication

1. 1.New DNA evidence vindicated the man who spent 20 years in prison. (proved innocent)
2. 2.The success of the product vindicated her risky investment. (proved correct)

• justify/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/— show to be right
• exonerate/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt/— clear of blame, legal
• absolve/əbˈzɒlv/— free from guilt

from Latin "vindicare" = to claim, avenge — to reclaim one's reputation