avenge

verb

  1. To take vengeance for or on behalf of

    "vowed to avenge their murdered father"

  2. To exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer

    "was determined to avenge the assault"

idiom

  1. To get revenge

    "She vowed to avenge herself, saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her."

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