avenge (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *avenge*:
VERB	competition	avenge, revenge, retaliate	take revenge for a perceived wrong

avenge > pronunciation
Sounds	ahveh'njh
Rhymes	revenge ... Stonehenge: 3 rhymes with ehnjh...

English > *avenge*: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
Synonyms	revenge, retaliate
Narrower	get even, get back	Take revenge or even out a score
Broader	punish, penalize, penalise	impose a penalty on
Spanish	desquitarse, retaliar, vengarse, vengar
Catalan	revenjar-se, venjar
Participle	avenged	for which vengeance has been taken
Participle	unavenged	for which vengeance has not been taken
Nouns	avenger	someone who takes vengeance

HyperDic: avenge