Rē-vĕn'di-cāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. REVENDICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. REVENDICATING.] [Fr. revendiquer, Sp. revendicar, reivindicar, It. rivendicare, from re, again, and O. Fr. rendiquier, Sp. vindicar, It. vendicare, Lat. vindicare, to lay claim to. See VINDICATE and REVINDICATE.] To reclaim; to demand the surrender of. [Rare.]