revenge
verb (used with object)
to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit.
have revenged
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present perfectof revenge.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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Mankind have revenged themselves upon him by misrepresentation, for having so far eclipsed the rest of his species.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by William Godwin
She was evidently not of a sensitive disposition, or she might have revenged sundry defamations of her character with her heels.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
The Quein Regent lade up this amonges hir other mementoes, till that sche mycht have sein the tyme proper to have revenged it.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by David Laing
And then our situation would have been worse than ever; Mamma would have revenged herself upon us through the little girl.
From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch
Boo Khaloom was greatly enraged, and Major Denham was almost afraid, that he would have revenged himself on the Traita chiefs.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
