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avenge

verb
/əˈvɛndʒ/

Meaning

to inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another

Example Sentences

He vowed to avenge his brother's death.

Example Expressions

avenge oneself

Synonyms

revenge, retaliate, redress, punish

Antonyms

forgive, pardon, excuse

Collocations

avenge a crime, avenge a death, avenge the wrong, avenge oneself

Related Vocabularies

to move on foot; to go at a steady pace
to bring something to an end or to stop something from continuing
to complain quietly or in a low voice
to adjust or regulate the degree, pitch, or intensity of something
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To try to persuade someone to convert to a different belief or religion.

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