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What is the difference between revenge and avenge? Does avenge often involve the motive of seeking justice? can the expression avenge angel be changed into revenge angel? Thank you.

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I've never heard 'avenge angel'. Do you perhaps mean 'avenging angel'? They are quite similar - but to differentiate them, I would say: Revenge is more vengeful ;) It means to retaliate for some wrong - often even if the wrongdoer has already been punished, and is quite often excessive. Avenge is more to seek justice - either to encourage or assist with the normal justice process, or to take it's place if none is possible or likely.
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Avenge is to get revenge for someone or something else, usually. If I want revenge for my father's death, I will seek to avenge him. Avenge is generally a verb, and revenge is a noun, or occasionally an adjective. I'm not sure what that expression is, but avenge angel I would take as an angel avenging someone, whereas revenge would be one getting revenge? Neither one makes a whole lot of sense to me, though.
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revenge = noun avenge = verb It's that simple.

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