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How to pronounce avenge in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms retaliate, revenge
Type of penalise, penalize, punish
Has types get back, get even
Derivation avenger


He wants to avenge the murder of his brother.

Examples of avenge

avenge
Ennis beat Waxahachie, 35-20, on Friday to avenge last year's loss to its rival.
From the dallasnews.com
For the Panthers, that would be a chance to avenge a recent 34-28 overtime loss.
From the newsobserver.com
Sims is healthy and help the Lady Bears avenge the only blemish on their season.
From the sacbee.com
Showcause should get his chance to avenge the loss in the Auckland Cup in March.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Michigan State hosts Michigan and tries to avenge the January loss at Ann Arbor.
From the freep.com
The Jaguars have a chance to avenge their lone loss at Incarnate Word on Tuesday.
From the stltoday.com
You have a chance to avenge perhaps the most bitter loss you endured this season.
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After the match he claimed he hadn't been seeking to avenge his Wimbledon defeat.
From the edition.cnn.com
In both we find the desire to avenge the hurts inflicted by predatory Westerners.
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More examples
  • Revenge: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
  • (avenged) for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury"
  • A vengeance; a revenge; To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer; To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on
  • (avengement) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken
  • To take revenge for somebody else. So to avenge a friend who has been killed would be to kill his killer.
  • To inflict just punishment in return for something or in behalf of someone.