avenge[verb]Synonyms: get revenge for, get even for
(informal), get one's own back, hit back, punish, repay, retaliate
Contrasted words: condone, disregard, ignore, overlook, absolve, amnesty, forgive, pardon, remit, bear, endure, stand, suffer, tolerate
Related Idioms: get an eye for an eye, get even with, settle accounts, wreak one's vengeance
Related Words: compensate,
pay (back),
pay out,
recompense,
repay,
requite,
retaliate,
retribute,
chasten,
chastise,
punish,
correct,
right [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧venge /əˈvendʒ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: venge 'to avenge' (13-20 centuries), from Old French venger; ⇒ vengeance]
literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you ⇒
revenge:
He wanted to avenge his brother’s death.—avenger noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲