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avenge
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a·venge  (-vnj)
tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es
1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder.
2. To take vengeance on behalf of: avenged their wronged parents.

[Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + vengier, to vindicate (from Latin vindicre, to claim; see vindicate).]

a·venger n.
a·venging·ly adv.

avenge [əˈvɛndʒ]
vb
(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 crime to avenge a murdered friend
[from Old French avengier, from vengier, from Latin vindicāre; see vengeance, vindicate]
avenger  n
Usage: The use of avenge with a reflexive pronoun was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable: she avenged herself on the man who killed her daughter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.avenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

avenge
verb get revenge for, revenge, repay, retaliate for, take revenge for, hit back for, requite, pay (someone) back for, get even for (informal), even the score for, get your own back for, take vengeance for, take satisfaction for, pay (someone) back in his or her own coin for He spent five years avenging his daughter's death.
Translations
avenge [əˈvendʒ] VTvengar
to avenge o.svengarse (on sb en algn)

avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vt [+ death] → venger

avenge
vträchen; to avenge oneself on somebody (for something)sich an jdm (für etw) rächen; an avenging angelein Racheengel m

avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vtvendicare
to avenge o.s. (on sb) → vendicarsi (di qn)
avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vtvendicare
to avenge o.s. (on sb) → vendicarsi (di qn)

avenge
v avenge [əˈvendʒ]
to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else He avenged his brother / his brother's death. wreek يَأخُذ بِثأر отмъщавам (po)mstít (se) hævne (sich) rächen εκδικούμαι vengar kätte maksma انتقام کسی را گرفتن kostaa venger לִנְקוֹם बदला लेना osvetiti megbosszul menuntut bela, membalas dendam hefna vendicare 仕返しをする 복수를 하다 (at)keršyti (už) atriebt menuntut bela wreken hevne pomścić vingar a răzbuna мстить pomstiť maščevati osvetiti (se) hämnas แก้แค้น öcünü almak 替...報仇 мстити(ся) بدلہ لینا ،انتقام لینا báo thù ...
n aˈvenger
wraak المُنتَقِم، الآخِذ بِالثأر отмъстител mstitel hævner der/die Rächer(in) εκδικητής, τιμωρος vengador kättemaksja انتقام گیر kostaja vengeur, geresse נוֹקֶם प्रतिशोधी osvetiti se megtorló penuntut bela, penuntut balas hefnandi, hefndarmaður vendicatore 復しゅう者 복수자 keršytojas atriebējs penuntut bela wreker hevner mściciel vingador răzbunător мститель pomstiteľ, -ka maščevalec osvetnik hämnare ผู้ล้างแค้น intikam alan 復仇者 месник مدلہ لینے والا ، منتقم người báo thù


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