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- Dictionarya·venge/əˈvenj/
verb
- 1. inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another): "his determination to avenge the murder of his brother"
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The meaning of AVENGE is to take vengeance for or on behalf of. How to use avenge in a sentence.
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.
Avenge definition: to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for. See examples of AVENGE used in a sentence.
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]
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.
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. Many movie plots center on a character who seeks to avenge an injury of some kind.
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.
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To take vengeance on behalf of, as for a wrong. To take vengeance (f); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. To avenge the murder of his brother. A vengeance; a revenge.
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