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Avenged

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v. Simple past tense and past participle of avenge.

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adj. for which vengeance has been taken

Word Usage

"The meaning is this: If a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod, and he die under his hand, IT (the death) shall surely be avenged, or literally, _by avenging it shall be avenged_; that is, the _death_ of the servant shall be _avenged_ by the _death_ of the master."

Verb Form

avenged avenges avenging

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

penalise penalize punish

Hyponym

get even get back

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

revenge vengeance vindicate retribute get back at retaliate spite take revenge

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

menge revenge wenge

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

vengeful white-hot tutelary unforgiving righteous wrathful homicidal ungovernable incarnate pitiless