AVENGE

avenge

Noun

  1. A vengeance; a revenge.

Verb

  1. To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
    to avenge the murder of his brother
  2. To take vengeance.
  3. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.


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