Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
avenge .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective for which vengeance has been taken
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Examples
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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
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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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
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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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.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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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.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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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
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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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
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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The win avenged a conference-opening 76-62 loss to the Golden
USATODAY.com 2004
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The win avenged the Terps '81-72 loss at Wake Forest (17-4, 7-3) on January 15.
NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - Wake Forest vs. Maryland 2002
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The dramatic win avenged the French team's upset loss to Australia in the 1999
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My nephew's sword avenged the wrongs of many generations. '
The Chaplet of Pearls Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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