| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·venge |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -v nj |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es
1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. To take vengeance on behalf of: avenged their wronged parents. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + vengier, to vindicate (from Latin vindic re, to claim; see vindicate). | | OTHER FORMS: | a·venger —NOUN
a·venging·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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