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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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
In a marquee matchup Saturday night, No. 7 USC defeated perennial powerhouse No. 4 Connecticut 72-70, avenging its Elite Eight loss to the Huskies in April and strengthening its status as one of the nation’s elite teams.
—Tee Baker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
But with her father's death avenged, Beth suggests the two head into town, where there's a great local bar totally free of dreaded outsiders.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Why then is her second message to her father’s casket a promise to avenge his death?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 26 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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