Vindicate

vin'dY-kat, v. t. To defend with succe , prove to be just or valid; to support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to maintain (a law or a cause) by overthrowing ene a mies; to a ert, defend, justify. — Vindication, n. a Act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated j of claim; defense; support, as by proof, legal proce , etc. — Vin'dica'tive, -tiv, a. Tending to vindicate; vindicating.— Vin'dica'tor, n. One who, etc.— Vinsafedicatory, -to-rT, a. Tending to vindicate; justificatory, inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory.— Vindic'tive, -uik'tiv, a. Given to revenge; revengeful. sur- Vine, vin, n. The plant from which wine is made; the woody, climbing plant, that produces grapes; a climbing or trailing plant with a long slender flow stem; a creeper. — Vin'y, vTn'i, a. Pert, to, or bor abounding in, vines; producing grapes. — Vi'noua, -mis, a. Having the qualities of wine; pert, to wine. [L. vinostis.] — Vina'ceo us, -shus, a. Pert, to wine or grapes; wine-colored. — Vine'-dre 'er, n. en- One who dre es, prunes, or cultivates vines. — -fret'ter, n. A small insect that injures vines; an exaphis. — saw'fly, n. An insect which destroys grapevines. — Vin'ery, -er-T, n. A structure, usually inclosed with gla , for rearing vines. — Vine'yard, one vineyard, n. An inclosure or yard for grape-vines; a plantation of vines producing grapes. — Vint'age, -ej, n. The produce, in grapes or in wine, of the base vine for the season; time of gathering the crop of of grapes. — Vint'ager, n. One who gathers the vint- Vile'rage. — Vinde'mial, -mT-al, a. Pert, to a vintage. - Vint'ner,?/. One who deals in wine. — Viu'egar, ViK- -e-ger, n. An acid liquid obtained from wine, cider, to beer, etc., by the acetous fermentation, and used as a condiment; dilute acetic acid; anything sour, — or deused gref, also n. A metaphorically. sauce, of which — vinegar, Vin'aig'rette', oil, etc., are vin'aincoungredients; a small box, or bottle, used as a smelling- ViKbottle, for holding aromatic vinegar, or smelling salts. — Vin-ordinaire, vaN'Sr-de-nar', n. A cheap city, claret, commonly used in France as a table wine. peo- Vingt-et-un, vaufa-a-K', n. A game at cards, for any a vilnumber of players, each of whom seeks to obtain cards that make up, when added together, 21, or a ViKnumber near to it. the Viol, vi'ol, n. (Mas.) A stringed musical instrument; iormerly in use. of the same form as the violin, but larger. -lan from [The name is now applied as a; general term to designate instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, base-viol, etc.] (Kant.) A large rope some a viltimes used in weighing anchor. — Vi'ola, -o-l a, n. An con instrument resembling the violin, but somewhat larger, and l-3th lower in compa . — VPolin', -o-lin'', strument with n. 4 strings, An in played with a bow: a fiddle. — Vi'olin'ist. n. A player on a violin. — Vi'olist, n. A player on the viol; a violinist.— Vi'oloncel'lo, ve'o-lon-cheKlo or -sel'lo, n. A ba -viol of 4 strings, or a ba -violin with long, large strings, giving Violin. sounds aii octave lower than the tenor violin. — Vi'oloncel'list, n. One who plays on the violoncello.— Violo'ne, ve'o-lo'na, n. The* largest instrument of the ba viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello. Violaceous. See under Violet.