avenged; avenging
1
: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
vowed to avenge their murdered father
2
: to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer
was determined to avenge the assault
avenger
noun
Examples of avenge in a Sentence
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.
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Nine months later, there was more to avenge in Foster’s first rivalry game than his spurning by a local school.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The Seleção aims to avenge their Copa América exit and climb the qualifying table, while Uruguay looks to maintain their strong position in the standings.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State: The Buckeyes could still get a chance to avenge their one-point loss to Oregon in the Big Ten title game.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
The Mustangs avenged last year’s defeat to the Pointers in this same round and will play Queen Anne’s in the state final next week at Loyola Maryland.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The Seleção aims to avenge their Copa América exit and climb the qualifying table, while Uruguay looks to maintain their strong position in the standings.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Here’s what the matchups would look like based on this week’s rankings (teams listed by seed, not ranking):
No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State: The Buckeyes could still get a chance to avenge their one-point loss to Oregon in the Big Ten title game.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
The Mustangs avenged last year’s defeat to the Pointers in this same round and will play Queen Anne’s in the state final next week at Loyola Maryland.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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avenge
verb
avenged; avenging
: to take vengeance for (an action) or on behalf of (a person)
avenger
noun
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