Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avenge

/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: avenge
IPA: /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

Transitive verb

verb

To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).

verb

To take vengeance.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Archaic; Transitive verb

noun

An act of vengeance; a revenge.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"to avenge the murder of his brother"
"Avenge O Lord thy ſlaughter'd Saints, whoſe bones / Lie ſcatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold,"
"Father, today I will avenge your death."
"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."
"thy judgment in avenging thine enemies"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.

Usage

Inflected Forms

avenges (present, singular) avenging (participle, present) avenged (participle, past) avenged (past) avenges (plural)

Derived Forms

avengeable avengeance avengeful avengement avenger avengingly unavenged unavenging

Frequently Paired Words

revenge

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

revenge menge benge enge wenge penge

Questions

How do you pronounce avenge?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/.
What does avenge mean?: To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Where does avenge come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.

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