Avenge - definition of avenge by The Free Dictionary Avenge means inflicting punishment as an act of retributive justice: to avenge a murder by bringing the criminal to trial Revenge is now defined as inflicting pain to retaliate for real or fancied wrongs: He will revenge himself upon the man who libeled him
avenge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . to punish or hurt somebody in return for something bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends avenge something He promised to avenge his father's murder In time, perhaps, these deaths will be avenged They were out to avenge last season’s defeat
avenge - Wiktionary, the free dictionary avenge (third-person singular simple present avenges, present participle avenging, simple past and past participle avenged) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer