avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
avenged
Example Sentences
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Three of the quartet were captain's picks, with the 22-year-old Woad the only debut automatic qualifier for the team that avenged defeat in Virginia two years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
No, he says, a dutiful son avenged his father.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, the expansion Tempo avenged a four-point defeat two days earlier with a 106-96 victory Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
She came into her own with the women who had despised her, by being more moral than they; she avenged herself on Cholly by forcing him to indulge in the weaknesses she despised.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
