Avenge
11avenge — ► VERB ▪ inflict harm in return for (a wrong). DERIVATIVES avenger noun. ORIGIN Old French avengier, from Latin vindicare vindicate …
12avenge — 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,… …
13avenge — 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… …
14avenge — 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… …
15avenge — [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),… …
16avenge — 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 …
17avenge — a|venge [əˈvendʒ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: venge to avenge (13 20 centuries), from Old French venger; VENGEANCE] literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you ▪ He wanted to avenge his brother… …
18avenge — v. (D; refl.) to avenge on, upon (to avenge oneself on an enemy) …
19avenge — [[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… …
20avenge — See avenge, revenge …
