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avengeth

avengeth is the third-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 avengeth

avenge + -eth

Questions about avengeth

What is avengeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Avengeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of avenge.

Words near avengeth in the dictionary

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

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