avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
have avenged
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present perfectof avenge.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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The Golden Gophers could have avenged their only home loss, but with another strong defensive effort, the Terps replicated their success from the first game, earning the first of three straight Big Ten wins.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2021
Once bin Laden was killed, those who identify strongly as Americans experienced a clear sense that "we" have won, that "we" have avenged the humiliation wrought upon "us," that "we" have reasserted "our" ascendancy.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2011
“He’s the only member of the royal family who can crown Balekin. Without Cardan, the throne will be forever lost, and we will have avenged Dain.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
At any other time she would probably quickly have avenged the insult; but, frightened by the flames, she merely uttered a growl of anger and turned on one side, followed by her hopeful progeny.
From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by Cooper, A.W.
The gods have avenged, through you, the imposture I wrought upon one who was dear to me.
From The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
