Etymology

vendicate

ven·di·cate
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Today it means: To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself. Full definition →

Latin vendicāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromvendicāre
  2. English todayvendicate

From Latin vendicāre, an alternative form of vindicare ("to claim, assert, avenge"). See also vindicate.

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