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Meanings of avenge in English

Portuguese
vingar-se
Spanish
vengarse

Take revenge for a perceived wrong.

        vingar-se
        Usage of avenge in English
        1
        Wait thirty years to avenge anger, allowing for maximum surprise and preparation.
        Naked pictures of famous people
        2
        For obvious and very strong reasons I wanted to avenge the cook.
        Venus In Copper
        3
        The soldiers rush in and avenge his death with the utmost savagery.
        The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers
        4
        Moreover, Pharaoh would avenge aught he did upon the people of Israel.
        Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
        5
        To avenge what cannot be defended. The words rang in the chamber.
        To the blight: the eye of the world
        6
        If I mean to avenge all the wrongs done to our family.
        Daughters of the Nile
        7
        The people willingly avenge themselves for the honor they render to us.
        World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
        8
        But no time was lost in taking measures to avenge the massacre.
        Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria'...
        9
        I will avenge the innocent and save him by exposing the guilty.
        The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
        10
        Tristan, tell me please if ye have come here to avenge it.
        Seduced by a highlander
        11
        All the heroes of Greece flew to arms to avenge the wrong.
        General History for Colleges and High Schools
        12
        There was no attempt to avenge the murder of the flag-of-truce men.
        The Winning of the West, Volume 4 / Louisiana and the Northwest,...
        13
        Another man came climbing in the window to avenge his fellow gangsters.
        An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
        14
        It is she you are called upon to avenge; your sister, Evelyn.
        The Circular Study
        15
        They are the same; I am not mistaken, strike and avenge yourself.'
        The Grey Fairy Book
        16
        They had failed to avenge the reindeer, and the wolverines were safe.
        The Way of the Wild
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