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a⋅venge
[uh-venj] 
–verb (used with object), a⋅venged, a⋅veng⋅ing.
| 1. | to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult. |
| 2. | to take vengeance on behalf of: He avenged his brother. |
Related forms:
a⋅venge⋅ful, adjective
a⋅veng⋅er, noun
a⋅veng⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
vindicate. Avenge, revenge both imply to inflict pain or harm in return for pain or harm inflicted on oneself or those persons or causes to which one feels loyalty. The two words were formerly interchangeable, but have been differentiated until they now convey widely diverse ideas. Avenge is now restricted to inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice or as a vindication of propriety: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial. Revenge implies inflicting pain or harm to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs; a reflexive pronoun is often used with this verb: Iago wished to revenge himself upon Othello.
vindicate. Avenge, revenge both imply to inflict pain or harm in return for pain or harm inflicted on oneself or those persons or causes to which one feels loyalty. The two words were formerly interchangeable, but have been differentiated until they now convey widely diverse ideas. Avenge is now restricted to inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice or as a vindication of propriety: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial. Revenge implies inflicting pain or harm to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs; a reflexive pronoun is often used with this verb: Iago wished to revenge himself upon Othello.
Antonyms:
1. forgive.
1. forgive.
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| a·venge (ə-věnj') tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es
[Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + vengier, to vindicate (from Latin vindicāre, to claim; see vindicate).] a·veng'er n., a·veng'ing·ly adv. |
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Avenger
A*ven"ger\, n. 1. One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood. 2. One who takes vengeance. [Obs.] --Milton.
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