avenge

Definition

  • verb: to harm or punish someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about
  • verb: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
  • synonyms: revenge, vengeance, vindicate

Examples

  • She vowed to 'avenge herself' [=to get revenge], saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her.

  • The team is out to 'avenge' last week's defeat. [=to defeat the team that they were defeated by last week]

  • They vowed to 'avenge' their father by capturing and punishing his killer.

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