vindicate
vindicate
意味(日本語)
…の潔白を証する、の嫌疑を晴らす ◇L.vindicare(=to claim 主張する)
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
意味(英語)
- (verb-transitive) To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof: "Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations” ( Irving R. Kaufman).
- (verb-transitive) To provide justification or support for: vindicate one's claim.
- (verb-transitive) To justify or prove the worth of, especially in light of later developments.
- (verb-transitive) To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
- (verb-transitive) To exact revenge for; avenge.
例文
- While he said he doesn't like to "use the word vindicate," Feldstein, who turns 72 next week, said he recently reviewed his euro-skeptic articles and "thought they were pretty much on target, even though they were written 20 years ago."
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avenge
avenge
復讐をする、…のかたきを討つ ◇OF.a+vengier < L.vindicare(=to claim 主張する) = あだを討つ
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
avenger
avenger
復讐者
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
revenge
revenge
復讐、報復、恨み、仕返しをする ◇L.re(=back もとへ、again ふたたび)+L.vindicare(=to claim 主張する)
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
vengeance
vengeance
復讐、仕返し、かたきうち ◇OF.venger(=avenge) < L.vindicare(=L.vindicate)
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
vindication
vindication
弁護、擁護
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
vindicative
vindicative
弁護する、弁明する
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)
vindictive
vindictive
報復的な、怨恨をいだく
語源
- vindic-, vindicat- : L.vindicare=to claim, to lay legal claim to(権利を主張する、弁護する)