HyperDic: avenge

English > 1 sense of the word avenge:
VERBcompetitionavenge, revenge, retaliatetake revenge for a perceived wrong
avenge > pronunciation
Soundsahveh'njh
Rhymesrevenge ... Stonehenge: 3 rhymes with ehnjh...
English > avenge: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
MeaningTake revenge for a perceived wrong.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
Synonymsrevenge, retaliate
Narrowerget even, get backTake revenge or even out a score
Broaderpunish, penalize, penaliseimpose a penalty on
Spanishdesquitarse, retaliar, vengarse, vengar
Catalanrevenjar-se, venjar
Participleavengedfor which vengeance has been taken
unavengedfor which vengeance has not been taken
Nounsavengersomeone who takes vengeance

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