avenge

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.

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

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a·venger n.

a·venging·ly adv.

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avenge

Verb

[avenging, avenged] to inflict a punishment in retaliation for (harm done) or on behalf of (the person harmed) [Latin vindicare]

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.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

avenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" retaliate, revenge 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"

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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

USAGE In the past it was considered incorrect to use avenge with yourself, but this use is now acceptable and relatively common: she was determined to avenge herself upon this monster.

Translations

avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vt → vengar

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avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vt → venger

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avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vt → rächen

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avenge [əˈvɛndʒ] vt → vendicare

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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 복수하다 (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 替...报仇

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 복수하는 사람 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 复仇者