Both Uses of
avenge
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- At exactly midnight, Colonel Matheny, piloting the lead plane, Dumbo the Avenger, broke radio silence.
p. 73.7avenger = someone who takes revenge
- He had come here not to avenge himself but to answer a question.
p. 377.9 *avenge = 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.