Definition of avenge
avenged
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transitive verb
1 : to take vengeance for or on behalf of vowed to avenge their murdered father
2 : to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer was determined to avenge the assault
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Examples of avenge in a Sentence
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.
Recent Examples of avenge from the Web
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Also on the bill are Avenged Sevenfold and Danish band Volbeat. 7 p.m., Comerica Park, 2100 Woodward, Detroit.
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Ritter lost last year’s season opener 18-17 to Monrovia but avenged the loss in the Class 2A semistate with a 14-13 win.
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The Tigers (51-18) avenged a 13-1 loss to the Beavers (56-5) on Monday and became the first team to knock them off since Southern California on April 29.
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A season filled with highlights included wins over Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference foes Archbishop Spalding and Severn — avenging both of last season's losses — and the thrilling victory over Churchill.
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The Browns were avenging a raid on the town of Lawrence, in which pro-slavery forces wrecked two abolitionist newspaper presses and a hotel that housed anti-slavery settlers for the divided territory.
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After dropping district final to Benjamin, avenged defeat with 12-0 victory in regional final.
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The win allowed the Lions (25-15) to avenge a pair of regular-season losses to Marian Catholic (24-16).
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Those comments -- along with Iran’s vow to avenge the 17 killed -- threatened to escalate the feud that’s divided the oil-rich Gulf region into increasingly hostile camps and fueled several of the Middle East’s most intractable conflicts.
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Origin and Etymology of avenge
Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger, from a- (from Latin ad-) + venger to avenge — more at vengeance
AVENGE Defined for English Language Learners
avenge
playDefinition of avenge for English Language Learners
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: to harm or punish someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about
AVENGE Defined for Kids
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avenged
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: to take revenge for avenge a wrong
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