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avenger Definition


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avenge
verb
    avenged, avenging
    1. To carry out some form of retribution for (some previous wrong-doing).
      Thesaurus: take revenge for, take vengeance for, vindicate, repay for, punish for, retaliate for, get even for.
Derivative: avenger
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from French avengier, from Latin vindicare to claim as one's own.



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