Avenge and Punish

Avenge

Avenge verb - To punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for.

Usage example: a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death

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Punish and avenge are semantically related in retaliate topic. In some cases you can use "Punish" instead a verb "Avenge".

Nearby Words: avenging, avenger

Punish verb - To inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime.

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Avenge and punish are semantically related in retaliate topic. You can use "Avenge" instead a verb "Punish".

friend	avenge friend	punish friend
man	avenge man	punish man
people	avenge people	punish people
husband	avenge husband	punish husband
Other words: wife, men, children, family, someone, parents, world, mother, father, brother, son, daughter, sister.

Using the alias Señor Zorro (Mr Fox), he seeks to "avenge the helpless, to punish cruel politicians", and "to aid the oppressed." He's cunning like a fox and a Master Swordsman.

Source: Proto-Superhero
Belial wants to avenge the death of his brother Antigonus who opposed various heroes in the past, and this later gets reversed when Antigonus comes back to life and finds out Belial has been assassinated, so he swears to punish the ones responsible for Belial's death.

Source: Avenging the Villain
We have Batman and Speedy trying to avenge Robin's and Green Arrow's murder, Batman teaming up with Daredevil after the death of Robin, Cloak and Dagger trying to punish Batman for allowing Robin to die, and so on.

Source: Blog / The Brave and the Bold: The Lost Issues

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