avenge
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avenge
- /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ɛndʒ
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
verb avenges · avenging · avenged
- 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
- To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
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To take vengeance.
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.
Similar: bewreak, get back at, retaliate, take revenge
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To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
thy judgment in avenging thine enemies
Similar: spite
Similar: avenge, even the score, get one's own back, settle the score, tar out
noun avenges
- An act of vengeance; a revenge.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: revenge, retaliate, vindicate, repay, even, grind, wash, requite, redress, punish, payback, counter, discipline, penalize, chastise, retribute
verb
Similar: avenge, even the score, get one's own back, settle the score, tar out
Translations
Every language
verb to take vengeance for
| Español | vengar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수하다 boksuhada, 보복하다 bobokhada |
| 日本語 | 復讐する fukushū suru, 報復する hōfuku suru, かたきを討つ kataki o utsu, あだを討つ ada o utsu |
| 中文 | 報仇 /报仇 bàochóu, 復仇 /复仇 fùchóu |
| हिन्दी | बदला लेना badlā lenā, दण्ड देना daṇḍ denā |
| Português | vingar |
| Français | venger, se venger |
| Deutsch | rächen, ahnden |
| Italiano | vendicare |
| Ελληνικά | εκδικούμαι ekdikoúmai |
| Română | răzbuna |
| Русский | мсти́ть mstítʹ, отомсти́ть otomstítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phục thù, trả thù |
| العربية | اِنْتَقَمَ intaqama |
verb to treat revengefully
| Português | vingar |
|---|---|
| Română | răzbuna |
| Русский | мсти́ть mstítʹ, отомсти́ть otomstítʹ |
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title = {avenge},
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