Avenge



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.为...复仇, 为...报仇
• ［英］ v.为...复仇, 为...报仇 ( to get revenge for)
• ［记］ a+venge ( 报复)
• ［同］ 同根词: vengeance ( 复仇) ; revenge ( 复仇)
• ［例］ They avenged his death by burning the village.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (avenged; avenging)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger, from a- (from Latin ad-) + venger to avenge — more at vengeance
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to take vengeance for or on behalf of swore to avenge his father
• 2. to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer avenged their leader's death
• • avenger noun

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