avenge
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult.
to take vengeance on behalf of: He avenged his brother.
Origin of avenge
1synonym study For avenge
Other words for avenge
Opposites for avenge
Other words from avenge
- a·venge·ful, adjective
- a·veng·er, noun
- a·veng·ing·ly, adverb
- un·a·venged, adjective
- un·a·veng·ing, adjective
- un·a·veng·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use avenge in a sentence
The meanest wretch here in the West, if he has a quarrel, avenges himself openly and at once.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert ParkerHe with his hands will make his sword pierce to the heart of the giant's son: then avenges he his father.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonTo all my questions no answer was given, but, 'It is the will of the sultan;' or, 'Thus the sultan avenges himself upon traitors.'
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthGo and tell your countrymen how the chief of the pirates avenges the calumnies spread abroad about him.
The Indian Chief | Gustave AimardHe throws himself deliberately outside the limits of the society which he abhors—kills, robs, and avenges his brothers.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for avenge
/ (əˈvɛndʒ) /
(usually tr) to inflict a punishment in retaliation for (harm, injury, etc) done to (a person or persons); take revenge for or on behalf of: to avenge a crime; to avenge a murdered friend
Origin of avenge
1usage For avenge
Derived forms of avenge
- avenger, noun
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