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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Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
The Nets closed the game on a 10-2 run, but Golden State withstood the storm, completing their comeback and avenging a Nov. 25 loss to Brooklyn in San Francisco.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Brown’s success in those moments helped Merrillville avenge a 77-62 Duneland Athletic Conference loss to Valparaiso in January that was part of an 11-game skid.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In Seattle on Sunday, Washington hosts Oregon with the chance to avenge a one-point defeat by the Ducks earlier this month.
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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