Main Entry: avenge

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈvenj\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): avenged; aveng·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger, from a- (from Latin ad-) + venger to avenge — more at vengeance

Date: 14th century

1 : to take vengeance for or on behalf of
2 : to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer

— aveng·er noun