Dictionary entries for 'avenge'

Synonyms

pay back
pay off
redress
repay
requite
vindicate

a·venge (ə-vĕnj́)

[Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier, a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–), + vengier, to vindicate (from Latin vindicāre, to claim; see vindicate).]

transitive verb: a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es.

To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder.
To take vengeance on behalf of: avenged their wronged parents.

derivatives

a·venǵer: noun
a·venǵing·ly: adverb

transitive verb: a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition