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avenge

🇬🇧 UK/ә'vendʒ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To take revenge on behalf of someone who has been wronged; to seek justice by punishing a wrongdoer

为…报仇,替…雪恨

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
aprefix
+
vengevengeance, revenge, vindication
=avenge

Common Collocations

  • 1.avenge oneself为自己报仇

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He sought to avenge his brother's murder by bringing the killer to justice.

  • 2.

    The warrior swore to avenge the defeat of his fallen soldiers.

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