English-Dutch translations for avenge

• wraak nemen
• wreken
  Ik roep de Palestijnen ertoe op deze illegale daad van Sharon niet met geweld te wreken. I call on the Palestinians not to use violence to avenge Sharon’s illegal act.

Definition of avenge

• To take vengeance ; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer
• To take vengeance
• To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on
• An act of vengeance; a revenge

Examples

• to avenge the murder of his brother

Related words

• avenger
• scavenge
• scavenger
• avengeress
• unavenged
• scavengery
• scavenger's daughter
• scavenger hunt
• scavenger children