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   avenge

   /əˈvɛn(d)ʒ/

   verb

   • 1. inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another): "he vowed in silent fervour to avenge their murders"
   • ▪ inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong on behalf of (oneself or another): "we must avenge our dead"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French avengier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to’) + vengier, from Latin vindicare ‘vindicate’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

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   • V

     4

   • E

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   • N

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   • G

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   • E

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