All 4 Uses of
avenge
in
The Two Towers
- We have come all the way from the Mines to kill, and avenge our folk.†
Chpt 3.3 *avenge = take revenge for
- His eyes smouldered with anger, but he could not avenge himself: his miserable enemy lay grovelling on the stones whimpering.†
Chpt 4.1
- This was no assault upon the Dark Lord by the men of Gondor, risen like avenging ghosts from the graves of valour long passed away.†
Chpt 4.3avenging = taking revenge
- Now I loved him dearly, and would gladly avenge his death, yet I knew him well.†
Chpt 4.5avenge = take revenge for
Definitions:
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(1)
(avenge) take revenge for a perceived wrong
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Avengers is also used as a proper noun to refer to fictious superheroes or naval ship names. Avenger has also been used to describe classes of weaponry.