VINDICATE

[verb] [T] - to show to have been right or true or to show to be free from guilt or blameThe police said that their policy of community liaison had been fully vindicated.The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored three goals.Their scepticism was vindicated by events.The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper.These findings vindicate my theory.They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves (= show themselves to be free from guilt or blame).