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penalise vs avenge
avenge vs penalise
penalise
and
avenge
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
penalise
No
No
Yes
No
avenge
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
avenge
is a hyponym of
penalise
; that is,
avenge
is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
penalise
:
penalise
: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
avenge
: take revenge for a perceived wrong
Other hyponyms of penalise include
retaliate
,
revenge
,
tar-and-feather
,
execute
,
put to death
,
pillory
,
castigate
,
amerce
,
victimise
,
victimize
,
scourge
,
correct
,
discipline
,
sort out
.
penalise (verb)
avenge (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Words related to "
penalise
"
Australian spelling
British spelling
amerce
approximate
avenge
castigate
correct
debar
discipline
estimate
execute
gauge
guess
judge
penalisation
penalize
penalty
pillory
punish
put to death
retaliate
revenge
scourge
sort out
suspend
tar-and-feather
victimise
victimize
Words related to "
avenge
"
avenger
get back
get even
penalise
penalize
punish
retaliate
revenge
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