vendicate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛn.dɪ.keɪt/
• Hyphenation: ven‧di‧cate

Verb

vendicate (third-person singular simple present vendicates, present participle vendicating, simple past and past participle vendicated)

1. (obsolete) To claim, assert, or maintain a right for oneself.

References

• “vendicate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

vendicate

1. inflection of vendicare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

vendicate f pl

1. feminine plural of vendicato