Definitions for avengeəˈvɛndʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•vengeəˈvɛndʒ(v.t.)a•venged, a•veng•ing.
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for:
to avenge a murder.
to take vengeance on behalf of.
Origin of avenge:
1325–75; ME < OF avengier=a-a -5+vengier < L vindicāre; see vindicate
a•veng′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
revenge, avenge, retaliate(verb)
take revenge for a perceived wrong
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
Wiktionary
avenge(Noun)
A vengeance; a revenge.
avenge(Verb)
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
avenge(Verb)
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
Origin: From avengier, from a- + vengier, from vindicare.
Webster Dictionary
Avenge(verb)
to take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer
Avenge(verb)
to treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on
Avenge(verb)
to take vengeance
Avenge(noun)
vengeance; revenge
Translations for avenge
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
avenge(verb)
to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else
He avenged his brother / his brother's death.
- wreekAfrikaans
- يَأخُذ بِثأرArabic
- отмъщавамBulgarian
- vingarPortuguese (BR)
- (po)mstít (se)Czech
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- hævneDanish
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- kätte maksmaEstonian
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- kostaaFinnish
- vengerFrench
- לִנְקוֹםHebrew
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- osvetitiCroatian
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- menuntut bela, membalas dendamIndonesian
- hefnaIcelandic
- vendicareItalian
- 仕返しをするJapanese
- 복수를 하다Korean
- (at)keršyti (už)Lithuanian
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- انتقام کسی را گرفتنPersian
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- แก้แค้นThai
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- 替...報仇Chinese (Trad.)
- мстити(ся)Ukrainian
- بدلہ لینا ،انتقام لیناUrdu
- báo thùVietnamese
- 替...报仇Chinese (Simp.)
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