All 3 Uses of
avenge
in
The Bourne Supremacy
- This madman you called back from the grave to avenge you!†
Chpt 27 *avenge = take revenge for
- And as an avenging predator, he went through the motions — the instinctive logistics — in a trancelike state, each decision precise, each movement deadly.†
Chpt 31avenging = taking revenge
- He had delivered that appeal both as an honest warning and a salve for what conscience remained to a barely-thinking, barely-feeling robot avenger.†
Chpt 32avenger = someone who takes revenge
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.