vendicate

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/ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/

verb

To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself.

OriginLatin vendicāre →
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Meanings

verbvendicate (third-person singular simple present vendicates, present participle vendicating, simple past and past participle vendicated)

present singular third person vendicates · participle present vendicating · participle past vendicated · past vendicated

  1. obsoleteTo claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself.

Origin

  1. Latinvendicāre
  2. Englishvendicate

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

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APA

vendicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendicate

MLA

“vendicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vendicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendicate.

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