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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1197/
- Published: 2023-05-10T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-18T20:10:43.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

vindicate (verb):

1a: to free from allegation or blame  
b(1): confirm, substantiate  
 (2): to provide justification or defense for : justify  
c: to protect from attack or encroachment : defend  
2: avenge  
3: to maintain a right to  
4 *obsolete* : to set free : deliver

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindicate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Vindicate, which has been used in English since at least the mid-16th century, comes from a form of the Latin verb vindicare, meaning “to set free, avenge, or lay claim to.” Vindicare, in turn, comes from vindex, a noun meaning “claimant” or “avenger.” Truly, vindex has proven to be an incredible hulk of a word progenitor over the centuries. Other descendants of this “avenger” assembled in English include avenge itself, revenge, vengeance, vendetta, and vindictive.

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