Avenge

Origin

From Old French avenger, from a- ("upon") + vengier, from Latin vindicō.

Full definition of avenge

Noun

1. A vengeance; a revenge.

Verb

1. (transitive) To take vengeance (for); 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
• MiltonAvenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones
  Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take vengeance.
• Authorized Version|Leviticus|19|18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
3. (archaic) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
• Bishop Hallthy judgment in avenging thine enemies

Synonyms

• (take vengeance) bewreak, get back at, retaliate, take revenge
• (treat revengefully) spite

Anagrams

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