Defn: To gather the vintage. [Obs.] Evelyn.
VINDEMIATION
Vin*de`mi*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. vindemiatio.]
Defn: The operation of gathering grapes. [Obs.] Bailey.
VINDICABLE
Vin"di*ca*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being vindicated.
— Vin`di*ca*bil"i*ty, n.
VINDICATE
Vin"di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vindicated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vindicating.] Etym: [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim
to, defend, avenge. See Vengeance.]
1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. Pope.
2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title.
3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. Pope.
4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. Milton.