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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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Ohio State avenged its October loss to No. 1 Oregon, winning 41-21 on Wednesday in a game that didn’t even seem that close after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 34-0 lead.
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When the devils discuss how to avenge themselves, their plan—one of them will fly to Earth to corrupt God’s latest creation, man—seems arrived at through open debate.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Ohio State avenged its October loss to No. 1 Oregon, winning 41-21 on Wednesday in a game that didn’t even seem that close after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 34-0 lead.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The series finale, which aired on Sunday, December 15, was centered around this plot line — with John's daughter Beth (Kelly Reilly) promising, at his funeral, to avenge her father's death by killing Jamie (Wes Bentley).
—Michelle McGahan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
When the devils discuss how to avenge themselves, their plan—one of them will fly to Earth to corrupt God’s latest creation, man—seems arrived at through open debate.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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