avenge

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
2. To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
3. (obsolete) To take vengeance.
4. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Noun

An act of vengeance; a revenge.

Concepten

wreken

wraak nemen

Synoniemen

revenge

retaliate

requite

take revenge

take vengeance

avenge oneself

vindicate

take vengeance on

revenge oneself

punish

get even with

pay back

attack

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retribution

redeem

strike back

pay out

retribute

get

destroy

wreak

defeat

give tit for tat

hit back

countercharge

revevge

revenge oneself upon

get back at someone

ertaliate

venge

counterattack

wreak vengeance

get revenge

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: avengen

In summary

From Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- (“upon”) + vengier, from Latin vindicō, vindicāre.