avenge
pronunciation
How to pronounce avenge in British English:
UK [əˈvendʒ]
How to pronounce avenge in American English:
US [əˈvendʒ]
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- Verb:
- take revenge for a perceived wrong
Word Origin
- avenge
- avenge: see vindicate
- avenge (v.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French avenger, Old French avengier, from a- "to" (see ad-) + vengier "take revenge" (Modern French venger), from Latin vindicare "to claim, avenge, punish" (see vindicate). Related: Avenged; avenging.
Example
- 1. There are still hundreds of " honour killings " by which families avenge inter-caste marriages and liaisons .
- 2. The speculation that al-qaeda will want to lash out to avenge its fallen leader may not be correct .
- 3. With or without allies , the us would avenge the felling of the twin towers .
- 4. His client , bill browder , a financier who is campaigning to avenge him , wants europe to follow america 's lead .
- 5. Since they have adopted the al-qaeda appellation , some of these groups may now seek to avenge him .