take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
avenge
How to use avenge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for avenge.
Editorial note
Every guy you kill has brothers and cousins who want to avenge him.
Quick take
take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for avenge.
verb
take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
Example sentences
Every guy you kill has brothers and cousins who want to avenge him.
According to a Tumblr post, Pokdex users are kinda probably 10 times more likely to avenge their cat in spaaace than users of virtual boy.
When these issues come up, there's always a vague "comes from india" contingent willing to riot and avenge their country over the fact they are the best at everything.
Drawing-and-quartering really isn't out of the question to avenge that injury, even though in the American case the sovereign is not an actual person.
Judging by the fact that the guy who clicked your ads didn’t even bother to change his IP chances are he wasn’t a hacker, just someone who holds a grange towards you and tried something utterly stupid to avenge you.
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
He'd just as rather his kids grew up as modern Greeks and lose some of that baggage, in part because he was politically left-ish, and in part because spending your whole life looking for ways to preserve/avenge the 1910s, instead of moving on to a focus on being a Greek citizen in the late 20th century, seemed unproductive.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use avenge in a sentence?
Every guy you kill has brothers and cousins who want to avenge him.
What does avenge mean?
take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
What part of speech is avenge?
avenge is commonly used as verb.