a ‧ venge /əˈvendʒ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: venge 'to avenge' (13-20 centuries) , from Old French venger ; ⇨ ↑ vengeance ]
literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you ⇨ revenge :
He wanted to avenge his brother’s death.
—avenger noun [countable]