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Stage 1 of 2
vindicare
Latin · ancient
"to avenge, to claim"
to avenge, to claim, from vim (force) and dicare (to proclaim)
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Stage 2 of 2
vindicate
English · 1500s
"to clear someone of blame, or to prove something right"
settled as the English word for clearing someone of blame or proving something right
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