Meaning & use
Avenge
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To inflict harm or punishment in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another.
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The knight vowed to avenge his father's death.
She spent years plotting to avenge the betrayal.
A note on using this word
Unlike 'revenge,' which can be used more loosely and even trivially, 'avenge' typically implies righting a serious wrong on behalf of oneself or someone else.
Words with a similar meaning
retaliate forrevenge
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Words with an opposite meaning
forgivepardon
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