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Avenge

//əˈvɛnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of vengeance; a revenge. archaic
Verb
  1. 1
    To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. transitive

    "to avenge the murder of his brother"

  2. 2
    take revenge for a perceived wrong wordnet
  3. 3
    To revenge oneself (on or upon someone). reflexive
  4. 4
    To take vengeance. intransitive, obsolete

    "Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord."

  5. 5
    To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on. archaic, transitive

    "thy judgment in avenging thine enemies"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- (“upon”) + vengier, from Latin vindicō, vindicāre.

Etymology 2

From Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- (“upon”) + vengier, from Latin vindicō, vindicāre.

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