- avenge a wrong
- get revenge for an offense
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
avenge a wrong
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Avenge — A*venge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avenge — [[t]əve̱nʤ[/t]] avenges, avenging, avenged VERB If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it. [V n] He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter s death... [V pron refl] She had… … English dictionary
avenge — avenge, revenge mean to inflict punishment on a person who has wronged oneself or another. Once close synonyms, these verbs are now increasingly divergent in implications. One may avenge or revenge (oneself or another who is wronged), but avenge… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
avenge — [ə venj′] vt., vi. avenged, avenging [ME avengen < OFr avengier < a (L ad), to + vengier < L vindicare, to claim: see VINDICATE] 1. to get revenge for (an injury, wrong, etc.) 2. to take vengeance on behalf of, as for a wrong avenger n.… … English World dictionary
avenge — ► VERB ▪ inflict harm in return for (a wrong). DERIVATIVES avenger noun. ORIGIN Old French avengier, from Latin vindicare vindicate … English terms dictionary
avenge — UK [əˈvendʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms avenge : present tense I/you/we/they avenge he/she/it avenges present participle avenging past tense avenged past participle avenged 1) formal to react to something wrong that has been done to you,… … English dictionary
wrong — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, terrible ▪ past ▪ moral ▪ civil, criminal ▪ … Collocations dictionary
avenge — a|venge [ ə vendʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to react to something wrong that has been done to you, your family, or your friends by punishing the person who did it: He vowed to avenge his father s death. avenge yourself on someone: They began… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
avenge — transitive verb (avenged; avenging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French avenger, from a (from Latin ad ) + venger to avenge more at vengeance Date: 14th century 1. to take vengeance for or on behalf of < swore to avenge his father > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
avenge — verb Avenge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑death, ↑murder, ↑wrong … Collocations dictionary
