avenged; avenging
1
: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
vowed to avenge their murdered father
2
: to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer
was determined to avenge the assault
avenger
noun
Examples of avenge in a Sentence
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.
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Sharon Stone rides into a town called Redemption to avenge the death of her dad at the hands of an evil boss named Herod.
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and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The win avenged losses to the Cavaliers in the league final in each of the previous two seasons.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Like too many crime shows about men avenging the death of a woman, Carolyn’s corpse is displayed in the middle of the living room: naked, tied up, and brutally beaten.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
But now that honor belongs to YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, who posted yesterday that his MrBeast YouTube operation had ‘avenged’ PewDiePie by overtaking T-Series.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 June 2024
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and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The win avenged losses to the Cavaliers in the league final in each of the previous two seasons.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Like too many crime shows about men avenging the death of a woman, Carolyn’s corpse is displayed in the middle of the living room: naked, tied up, and brutally beaten.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
But now that honor belongs to YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, who posted yesterday that his MrBeast YouTube operation had ‘avenged’ PewDiePie by overtaking T-Series.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for avenge
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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avenge
verb
avenged; avenging
: to take vengeance for (an action) or on behalf of (a person)
avenger
noun
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