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vendicate

/ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ven-di-cate
IPA
/ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

vendicates (present, singular) vendicating (participle, present) vendicated (participle, past) vendicated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce vendicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/.
What does vendicate mean?
To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself.
Where does vendicate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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