verb#7,292 by frequency
avenge
/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
To take vengeance; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer; To revenge oneself
- he/she/it
- avenges
- past participle
- avenged
Meanings
- 1
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer
He killed him to avenge his dead father.
Tatoeba · sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I will avenge her death.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To revenge oneself (on or upon someone)
- 3
To take vengeancerare
- 4
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance onrare