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avenge
avengeto exact satisfaction for; vindicate: He will avenge his partner’s death.
Not to be confused with:revenge – to exact punishment for a wrong in a resentful spirit: She was determined to get revenge for the insulting remark. [Avenge and revenge were formerly interchangeable, but now they convey diverse ideas. Avenge means inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial. Revenge is now defined as inflicting pain to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs: He will revenge himself upon the man who libeled him.]a·venge A0544600 (ə-vĕnj′)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 vindicāre, to claim; see vindicate).]
a·veng′er n.a·veng′ing·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. [C14: from Old French avengier, from vengier, from Latin vindicāre; see vengeance, vindicate] aˈvenger n aˈvengeress fem nUsage: 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 daughtera•venge (əˈvɛndʒ)
v.t. a•venged, a•veng•ing. 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a murder. 2. to take vengeance on behalf of. [1325–75; Middle English < Old French avengier=a- a-5 + vengier < Latin vindicāre; see vindicate] a•venge′ful, adj. a•veng′er, n. avenge
Past participle: avenged
Gerund: avenging
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| I avenge | | you avenge | | he/she/it avenges | | we avenge | | you avenge | | they avenge |
| Preterite |
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| I avenged | | you avenged | | he/she/it avenged | | we avenged | | you avenged | | they avenged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am avenging | | you are avenging | | he/she/it is avenging | | we are avenging | | you are avenging | | they are avenging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have avenged | | you have avenged | | he/she/it has avenged | | we have avenged | | you have avenged | | they have avenged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was avenging | | you were avenging | | he/she/it was avenging | | we were avenging | | you were avenging | | they were avenging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had avenged | | you had avenged | | he/she/it had avenged | | we had avenged | | you had avenged | | they had avenged |
| Future |
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| I will avenge | | you will avenge | | he/she/it will avenge | | we will avenge | | you will avenge | | they will avenge |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have avenged | | you will have avenged | | he/she/it will have avenged | | we will have avenged | | you will have avenged | | they will have avenged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be avenging | | you will be avenging | | he/she/it will be avenging | | we will be avenging | | you will be avenging | | they will be avenging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been avenging | | you have been avenging | | he/she/it has been avenging | | we have been avenging | | you have been avenging | | they have been avenging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been avenging | | you will have been avenging | | he/she/it will have been avenging | | we will have been avenging | | you will have been avenging | | they will have been avenging |
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| I had been avenging | | you had been avenging | | he/she/it had been avenging | | we had been avenging | | you had been avenging | | they had been avenging |
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| I would avenge | | you would avenge | | he/she/it would avenge | | we would avenge | | you would avenge | | they would avenge |
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| I would have avenged | | you would have avenged | | he/she/it would have avenged | | we would have avenged | | you would have avenged | | they would have avenged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | avenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"retaliate, revengeget 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" |
avengeverb 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.avengeverbTo exact revenge for or from:pay back, pay off, redress, repay, requite, vindicate.Informal: fix.Archaic: wreak.Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.Translationsavenge (əˈvendʒ) verb to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else. He avenged his brother / his brother's death. 替...報仇 替...报仇aˈvenger noun 復仇者 复仇者avenge
avenge (oneself)To retaliate against another for a wrong done to oneself; to get revenge. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I avenged myself by starting a rumor about her. How do you plan to avenge yourself for their act of sabotage?See also: avengeavenge oneself (on someone or something) (for something) and avenge oneself (against someone or something) (for something)to get even with, or take revenge against someone or something for some hurt or damage. They avenged themselves on the enemy for the surprise attack. He avenged himself against the storekeeper for the false charges. Mary avenged herself for her ex-husband's neglect to pay child support. Tom avenged himself on Bill for Bill's previous insults.See also: avengeavenge
Synonyms for avengeverb get revenge forSynonyms- get revenge for
- revenge
- repay
- retaliate for
- take revenge for
- hit back for
- requite
- pay (someone) back for
- get even for
- 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
Synonyms for avengeverb to exact revenge for or fromSynonyms- pay back
- pay off
- redress
- repay
- requite
- vindicate
- fix
- wreak
Synonyms for avengeverb take revenge for a perceived wrongSynonymsRelated Words- get back
- get even
- penalise
- penalize
- punish
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