avenging

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English

Definitions

verb

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”
To take vengeance.
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

noun

The act by which somebody is avenged.

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Synonyms

bewreak get back at retaliate take revenge spite retributive retributory vindicatory reciprocal revenge repaying retaliating revenging avengement revindication vindication revengement payback

Rhymes

chen jing shen jing

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