Englishvindicate
verb
1 he maintained his innocence throughout the trial and has been fully vindicated by the jury:
acquit, clear, absolve, free from blame, declare innocent, exonerate, exculpate, discharge, liberate, free, deliver, redeem;
informal let off, let off the hook.
▷antonyms convict, blame, incriminate.
2 I felt I had fully vindicated my request:
justify, warrant, substantiate, establish, demonstrate, ratify, authenticate, verify, confirm, corroborate, prove, defend, offer grounds for, support, back, evidence, bear out, bear witness to, endorse, give credence to, lend weight to;
rare extenuate.
▷antonyms disprove.
vindicate Oxford Dictionary of English