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Avenge vs Bewreke - What's the difference?

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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between avenge and bewreke

is that avenge is (obsolete) to take vengeance while bewreke is (obsolete) to wreak, avenge, revenge.

As verbs the difference between avenge and bewreke

is that avenge is to take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer while bewreke is (obsolete) to wreak, avenge, revenge.

As a noun avenge

is a vengeance; a revenge.

avenge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vengeance; a revenge.

    • Verb

  • To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
    • to avenge the murder of his brother
  • * Milton
    • Avenge , O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones / Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.
  • (obsolete) To take vengeance.
  • *
    • Thou shalt not avenge , nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
  • (archaic) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • thy judgment in avenging thine enemies

    Synonyms

    * (take vengeance) bewreak, get back at, retaliate, take revenge * (treat revengefully) spite * See also

    Anagrams

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    bewreke

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * bewreak

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To wreak, avenge, revenge.
    • J wole me so off hym bewreke, þat al þe world þeroff schal speke. — Richard Coeur de Lion