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avenge (verb)

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  • avenge — ► VERB ▪ inflict harm in return for (a wrong). DERIVATIVES avenger noun. ORIGIN Old French avengier, from Latin vindicare vindicate …   English terms dictionary

  • avenge — avenge, revenge The principal differences to bear in mind are (1) that you avenge a person (including yourself) or an act but revenge only an act or yourself (usually on someone), and (2) that avenge is only a verb but revenge is a noun as well… …   Modern English usage

  • avenge — verb Avenge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑death, ↑murder, ↑wrong …   Collocations dictionary

  • avenge — verb (T) literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you: He wanted to avenge his brother s death. avenger noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • avenge — verb inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong). ↘inflict retribution on behalf of (a wronged person). Derivatives avenger noun Origin ME: from OFr. avengier, from a (from L. ad to ) + vengier, from L. vindicare vindicate …   English new terms dictionary

  • avenge — [c]/əˈvɛndʒ / (say uh venj) verb (avenged, avenging) –verb (t) 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a death. 2. to take vengeance on behalf of: avenge your brother. –verb (i) 3. to take vengeance. {Middle English avenge(n),… …  

  • avenge — UK [əˈvendʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms avenge : present tense I/you/we/they avenge he/she/it avenges present participle avenging past tense avenged past participle avenged 1) formal to react to something wrong that has been done to you,… …   English dictionary

  • avenge — avengeful, adj. avenger, n. avengingly, adv. /euh venj /, v.t., avenged, avenging. 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult. 2. to take vengeance on behalf of: He avenged his brother. [1325 75; ME avengen < OF… …   Universalium

  • avenge — a|venge [ ə vendʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to react to something wrong that has been done to you, your family, or your friends by punishing the person who did it: He vowed to avenge his father s death. avenge yourself on someone: They began… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • avenge — transitive verb (avenged; avenging) 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 < swore to avenge his father > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • avenge — [[t]əve̱nʤ[/t]] avenges, avenging, avenged VERB If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it. [V n] He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter s death... [V pron refl] She had… …   English dictionary

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