Avenge Meaning

/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
C2

Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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

verbTo revenge oneself (on or upon someone).

He will avenge the people on their oppressor.
They determined to avenge their father's death on their uncle.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hero vowed to ____ his brother's murder by bringing the killer to justice in the courtroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hero vowed to ____ his father's death by finding the real villain.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s 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-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.

"Avenge O Lord thy ſlaughter'd Saints, whoſe bones / Lie ſcatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold," — 1673, John Milton, “[Sonnet] XV. On the late Massacher in Piemont.”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC, page 58:
"Father, today I will avenge your death." — 1984, 2:01:42 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
"Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 19:18:
"thy judgment in avenging thine enemies" — 1609, Bishop Hall, Some few of David's Psalmes Metaphrased:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hero vowed to ____ his brother's murder by bringing the killer to justice in the courtroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hero vowed to ____ his father's death by finding the real villain.

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