4. (Zoöl.) A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of
certain birds.
Vin*de"mi*al (?), a. [L. vindemialis, fr. vindemia a vintage. See
Vintage.] Of or pertaining to a vintage, or grape harvest. [R.]
Vin*de"mi*ate (?), v. i. [L. vindemiare. See Vindemial.] To gather the
vintage. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Vin*de`mi*a"tion (?), n. [LL. vindemiatio.] The operation of gathering
grapes. [Obs.] Bailey.
Vin"di*ca*ble (?), a. Capable of being vindicated. — Vin`di*ca*bil"i*ty
(#), n.
Vin"di*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vindicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Vindicating.] [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.