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avenge.

To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

  1. To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

    transitive
    to avenge the murder of his brother

  2. To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).

    reflexive

  3. To take vengeance.

    intransitive · obsolete

  4. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.

noun/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

  1. An act of vengeance; a revenge.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.

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