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.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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: