Vengeance vs. Avenge

Vengeance vs. Avenge — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Vengeance and Avenge

Vengeancenoun

Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

Avengenoun

A vengeance; a revenge.

Vengeancenoun

Desire for revenge.

Avengeverb

(transitive) 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

Vengeancenoun

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life;

Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the LordFor vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revengehe swore vengeance on the man who betrayed himthe swiftness of divine retribution

Avengeverb

To take vengeance.

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Avengeverb

(archaic) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Avengeverb

take revenge for a perceived wrong;

He wants to avenge the murder of his brother