Entry Word: avenge

Function: verb

Meaning: to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for <a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death>

Synonyms requite, retaliate, revenge

Related Words castigate, fix, get, penalize, punish, scourge; chasten, chastise, correct, discipline; redress, right; compensate, pay (back), recompense, repay

Phrases get even (for)

Near Antonyms absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, remit