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[Essay/영작] (CM-086) "Take revenge and Avenge", "Convince and Persuade", "Refuse and Deny"
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380. Take revenge and Avenge
(X) I must avenge myself for what he did to me!
(O) I must take revenge for what he did to me!

Note: Avenge and revenge oneself are now only found in literary English.
We usually use "take revenge (on)". We might also say: He must have his revenge.

381. Convince and Persuade
(X) I am persuaded of Robin's innocence.
(O) I am convinced of Robin's innocence.

Convince and Persuade have very similar meanings and are mostly interchangeable in modern English. 
Delia persuaded me to take the exam. = Delia convinced me to take the exam. 
Except in the case of to be convinced of something meaning to believe something.
Note: Care must be taken not to contuse "persuade" with "pursued", the past tense of pursue (= to follow)

382. Refuse and Deny

(a) Refuse
(X) Sarah denied to take the money.
(O) Sarah refused to take the money.

(b) Deny
(X) John refused that he'd done it.
(O) John denied that he'd done it.

"To refuse" means not to take what is offered or not to do what one is asked to do.
"To deny" means to answer in the negative or to say that a statement isn't true.