avenge

🇺🇸 /əˈvendʒ/ 🇬🇧 /əˈvendʒ/
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verb
R

to hurt someone because they hurt you or someone you care about

He wanted to avenge his brother's death by finding the person responsible.

translation

v. to hurt someone because they hurt you or someone you care about

Word Forms

3rd Present avenges
Past avenged
Perfect avenged
Progressive avenging