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avengest

avengest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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

Origin of avengest

avenge + -est

Questions about avengest

What is avengest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Avengest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of avenge.

Words near avengest in the dictionary

  1. avengeresses
  2. avengers
  3. Avengers-esque
  4. Avengersesque
  5. avenges
  6. avengest
  7. avengeth
  8. avenging
  9. avengingly
  10. avengings
  11. Avenham

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