avenge
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Britannica Dictionary definition of AVENGE
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to harm or punish someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about
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The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
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They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.
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The team is out to avenge last week's defeat. [=to defeat the team that they were defeated by last week]
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She vowed to avenge herself [=to get revenge], saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her.
— avenger
noun, plural avengers [count]-
the avengers of those who had been killed
— avenging
adjective-
saw herself as an avenging angel
