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avenged

/əˈvɛndʒd/

avenged is the simple past and past participle of avenge.

Meaning of avenge

Verb

avenge (third-person singular simple present avenges, present participle avenging, simple past and past participle avenged)

  1. (transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
    • to avenge the murder of his brother
  2. (reflexive) To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To take vengeance.
    • Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 19:18
  4. (archaic, transitive) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
    • thy judgment in avenging thine enemies1609, Bishop Hall, Some few of David's Psalmes Metaphrased
    Synonyms:
    spite

See all 5 meanings of avenge

Words formed from avenged

Questions about avenged

What is avenged the simple past and past participle of?
Avenged is the simple past and past participle of avenge.
How do you pronounce avenged?
Avenged is pronounced /əˈvɛndʒd/.

Words near avenged in the dictionary

  1. aveners
  2. avenge
  3. avengeable
  4. avengeance
  5. avengeaunce
  6. avenged
  7. avengeful
  8. avengement
  9. avengements
  10. avenger
  11. avengeress

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