Avenge
[ə'ven(d)ʒ] or [ə'vɛndʒ]
Definition
(v. t.) To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
(v. t.) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
(v. i.) To take vengeance.
(n.) Vengeance; revenge.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Take satisfaction for, award just punishment for.[2]. Revenge, vindicate (by punishment of an offender), inflict punishment in behalf of.[3]. [So used by the translators of the Bible.] Take revenge upon, treat revengefully.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Vindicate, right, visit, retaliate
ANT:Waive, don, forego, condone, remit, forgive, overlook
Typist: Mason
Definition
v.t. to vindicate: take vengeance on some one on account of some injury or wrong (with on upon; of obsolete).—adj. Avenge′ful.—ns. Avenge′ment; Aveng′er one who avenges:—fem. Aveng′eress.
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Examples
- Thy father's son, answered Waldemar, who, in so doing, did but avenge on thee thy disobedience to thy father. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Wreak your vengeance to the utmost, was my message to the green allies, for by night there will be none left to avenge your wrongs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Two I had disarmed, and one was down, when several more rushed to the aid of their new ruler, and to avenge the death of the old. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He doubted that he would arrive in time to do more than avenge. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Whether it was a son who would some day avenge his father. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But Mecca resolved to avenge Badr, and at the battle of Uhud, near Medina, inflicted an indecisive defeat upon the Prophet's followers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Beaumanoir, thou sleepest; up, and avenge our cause! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Hearts confined by cobwebs would burst at last, and then Love was avenged. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- So the grievances of Ali were avenged at last, and the Omayyad line passed out of history. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yorke, ere he turned, knew the four convicts of Birmingham were avenged. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The one great outrage of her life, demanding to be constantly avenged, was the passage of a donkey over that immaculate spot. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Kala was avenged. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I could read in them a set purpose to devote his life to this quest until the client whom he had failed to save should at last be avenged. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And in spite of raid and massacre they were just as invincible because they had the pressure of numbers and a strong avenging government behind them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dead under a cairn of avenging stones in half an hour. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Don't think of avenging me; think only of hushing the story and protecting her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Two green Martian communities had been wiped off the face of Barsoom by the avenging fleets, but no trace of Dejah Thoris had been found. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Finally he gave a faint single rap, and Pepper--such was the compromising name of the avenging boy--announced Mr. Gargery! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The Chief Butler, the Avenging Spirit of this great man's life, relaxed nothing of his severity. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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