Avenge
/əˈvɛndʒ/
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Definition
(verb) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Sentence Examples
He will avenge the people on their oppressor.
They determined to avenge their father's death on their uncle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hero vowed to ____ his father's death by finding the real villain.