avenging
verb
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To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
"to avenge the murder of his brother"
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To take vengeance.
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To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
Synonyms:
bewreak, get back at, retaliate, take revenge, spite
noun
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The act by which somebody is avenged.