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1. (v.t.) avenge
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for:
to avenge a murder.
2. avenge
to take vengeance on behalf of.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < OF avengier=a-a -5+vengier < L vindicāre; see vindicate)
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| Definition of 'avenge' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) revenge, avenge, retaliate
take revenge for a perceived wrong
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
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| Definition of 'avenge' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) avenge
vengeance; revenge
2. (verb) avenge
to take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer
3. (verb) avenge
to treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on
4. (verb) avenge
to take vengeance
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Sense: to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else
He avenged his brother / his brother's death.
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 Afrikaans: wreek |
 Arabic: يَأخُذ بِثأر |
 Bulgarian: отмъщавам |
 Brazilian: vingar |
 Czech: (po)mstít (se) |
 German: (sich) rächen |
 Danish: hævne |
 Greek: εκδικούμαι |
 Spanish: vengar |
 Estonian: kätte maksma |
 Farsi: انتقام کسی را گرفتن |
 Finnish: kostaa |
 French: venger |
 Hebrew: לִנְקוֹם |
 Hindi: बदला लेना |
 Croatian: osvetiti |
 Hungarian: megbosszul |
 Indonesian: menuntut bela, membalas d |
 Icelandic: hefna |
 Italian: vendicare |
 Japanese: 仕返しをする |
 Korean: 복수를 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (at)keršyti (už) |
 Latvian: atriebt |
 Malay: menuntut bela |
 Dutch: wreken |
 Norwegian: hevne |
 Polish: pomścić |
 Persian: انتقام کسی را گرفتن |
 Pashto: د یو چاء انتقام یا بدله ا |
 Portuguese: vingar |
 Romanian: a răzbuna |
 Russian: мстить |
 Slovak: pomstiť |
 Slovenian: maščevati |
 Serbian: osvetiti (se) |
 Swedish: hämnas |
 Thai: แก้แค้น |
 Turkish: öcünü almak |
 Taiwanese: 替...報仇 |
 Ukrainian: мстити(ся) |
 Urdu: بدلہ لینا ،انتقام لینا |
 Vietnamese: báo thù |
 Chinese: 替...报仇 |
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