| Avenge 1. (v. t.) To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. 2. (v. t.) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on. 3. (v. i.) To take vengeance. 4. (n.) Vengeance; revenge. Thesaurus Entries avengement, avenging, chasten, chastise, compensate, correct, counterblow, even the score, get even with, launch a vendetta, pay back, pay out, punish, recompense, redress, repay, reprisal, requital, requite, retaliate, retribution, revanche, revenge, right, take revenge, vengeance, vindicate, wreckage |