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    avenge
    /əˈvɛn(d)ʒ/

    verb

    • 1. inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another): "he vowed in silent fervour to avenge their murders"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVENGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to get satisfaction by harming or punishing the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends: In the second half of the movie, they team up to avenge the wrongs done to them.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › avengeAvenge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to take vengeance for or on behalf of. vowed to avenge their murdered father. 2. : to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer. was determined to avenge the assault. avenger noun. Synonyms. redress. requite. retaliate. revenge. venge [ archaic] See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of avenge in a Sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › avengeAVENGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb. 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 murdered friend. to avenge a crime.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVENGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it. He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death. [VERB noun] She had decided to avenge herself and all the other women he had abused. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › avengeAvenge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Avenge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com. avenge. /əˈvɛndʒ/ IPA guide. Other forms: avenged; avenging; avenges. If you avenge your father's death by killing his murderer (thereby taking revenge for the crime), there is a good chance you'll end up in jail, if you're caught.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionavenge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    to punish or hurt somebody in return for something bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends. avenge something He promised to avenge his father's murder. In time, perhaps, these deaths will be avenged. They were out to avenge last season’s defeat.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › avengeAvenge - definition of avenge by The Free Dictionary

    Avenge means inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial. Revenge is now defined as inflicting pain to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs: He will revenge himself upon the man who libeled him.