avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
avenges
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present tense formof avenge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There’s also the typical trend where, in matchups this tight, the results often even out, meaning Miami avenges that 2022 loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
The Americans are tuning up for a World Cup that, they hope, avenges the disappointment of four years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
In beating Usman, Birmingham's Edwards avenges his defeat in 2015 and ends the 35-year-old's 15-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2022
Like the otherworldly hero he is, Anielewicz “raises his hand, ignites the fire, hurls thunderbolts, avenges hate, washes away sorrow, touches the sky, changes history, saves the world!”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
He was a sort of Bradman, top of the battling avenges.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
