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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Avenge \A*venge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to
     lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.]
     1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by
        punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting
        pain or evil on a wrongdoer.


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              He will avenge the blood of his servants. --Deut.
                                                    xxxii. 43.
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              Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones
              Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.
                                                    --Milton.
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              He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as
              England had never before seen.        --Macaulay.
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     2. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on. [Obs.]
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              Thy judgment in avenging thine enemies. --Bp. Hall.
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     Syn: To {Avenge}, {Revenge}.
  
     Usage: To avenge is to inflict punishment upon evil doers in
            behalf of ourselves, or others for whom we act; as, to
            avenge one's wrongs; to avenge the injuries of the
            suffering and innocent. It is to inflict pain for the
            sake of vindication, or retributive justice. To
            revenge is to inflict pain or injury for the
            indulgence of resentful and malicious feelings. The
            former may at times be a duty; the latter is one of
            the worst exhibitions of human character.
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                  I avenge myself upon another, or I avenge
                  another, or I avenge a wrong. I revenge only
                  myself, and that upon another.    --C. J. Smith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  avenged
       adj : for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury"
             [ant: {unavenged}]

















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