What does avenge mean?
Definitions for avenge
əˈvɛndʒavenge
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word avenge.
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.
Etymology: From avengier, from a- + vengier, from vindicare.
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.
Etymology: From avengier, from a- + vengier, from vindicare.
avenge(Verb)
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
Etymology: 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
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Avenge
a-venj′, v.t. to vindicate: take vengeance on some one on account of some injury or wrong (with on, upon; of obsolete).—adj. Avenge′ful.—ns. Avenge′ment; Aveng′er, one who avenges:—fem. Aveng′eress. [O. Fr. avengier—L. vindicāre. See Vengeance.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of avenge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of avenge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of avenge in a Sentence
I lost a lot of friends in this war and I resist to avenge their death, no matter the destruction in Kobani, it can be built again -- the important thing is to destroy this strange enemy that entered our land.
Let my son never forget the last words of his father, which I repeat emphatically; let him never seek to avenge our deaths.
A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.
I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone.
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- отмъщавамBulgarian
- pomstít, mstítCzech
- rächenGerman
- vengarSpanish
- vengerFrench
- dìolScottish Gaelic
- megbosszulHungarian
- 復讐, かたきを討つ, あだを討つJapanese
- ulciscor, persequor, punio, vindico, vindicaboLatin
- rangaranga, rānaki, ngakiMāori
- zemścić sięPolish
- vingarPortuguese
- răzbunaRomanian
- мстить, отомститьRussian
- hämnaSwedish
- ÖcüTurkish
- بدلہUrdu
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