vendicate means to claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself. It carries an Arena rating of 1532, earned across 106 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, vendicate ranks #800 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,454 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,335 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #4,428 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
vendicate is pronounced /ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/.
Why “vendicate” is a great word
VENDICATE — [Verb] To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself. From Latin vendicāre, an alternative form of vindicare ("to claim, assert, avenge"). Unlike "vindicate," which is a cleansing exoneration, or "assert," a broad declaration of any fact, to vendicate is to plant a flag on a territory of the self. It is the scholar's meticulous footnote, the child's solemn declaration over the armchair, the weary repetition of a name correctly pronounced—a small, necessary archaeology of dignity, holding a line against the slow erosion of one's portion.
Etymology
From Latin vendicāre, an alternative form of vindicare ("to claim, assert, avenge"). See also vindicate.
verb
- To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself.
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