avenge

/ə-ˈvenj/

Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger, from a- (from Latin ad-) + venger to avenge

verb

  1. to take vengeance for or on behalf of

  2. to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer

vowed to avenge their murdered father

idiom

  1. to get revenge

She vowed to avenge herself, saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her.