avenge
/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/verb
Middle School
1
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
2
To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
3
To take vengeance.
4
To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#obsolete