avenge

Plural: avenges

Verb

Verb Forms: avenged, avenging, avenges

To inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong.
take revenge for a perceived wrong
- "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
To take vengeance.
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Noun

An act of vengeance; a revenge.

Examples

I will avenge that high-scoring play by taking the lead back immediately.
to avenge the murder of his brother

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- (“upon”) + vengier, from Latin vindicō, vindicāre.

Synonyms

retaliate, revenge, avenge, bewreak, even the score, get back at, get one's own back, settle the score, spite, take revenge

Scrabble Score: 10

avenge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
avenge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
avenge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

avenge: valid Words With Friends Word