avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
has avenged
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present perfectof avenge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When his Serbian Davis Cup teammate Dusan Lajovic beat Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in a tight five-setter, a Serbian fan immediately tweeted “Dusan Lajovic has avenged his Serbian brother by eliminating Martin Fucsovics.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
The Wacoes will be grateful to the warrior who has avenged the death of their beloved chief.”
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
Society has avenged itself by calumniating the man who spat upon its hypocrisies and rascalities; and to appease the wounded feelings of the world, he is attractively set down as a savage and a tyrant.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 by Various
"Oh, no!" he replied, negligently; "it is only fair; I was once too careless, too indifferent—the girl has avenged the child—that is all!"
From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Kavanagh, Julia
Cæsar, at the head of his legions, has avenged the city for the insults of the Celtic invaders, but the strife still continues; Vercingetorix has not yet appeared.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
