vindication
/vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/vin-duh-KAY-shuhn
/vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/vin-duh-KAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of vindicating
Common meaning: clearing of blame
- vindica champion; to lay claimLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1993 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinvindex; vindicō‘a champion’
- Englishvindicate‘to clear of blame’
- Englishformed in English from vindicatevindication‘clearing of blame’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from vindicate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VINDICATE, p.687 · scan
Roots
- vindex; vindicō Latin “a champion; to lay claim”
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