See Also: revenge(1)(dictionary)
revenge(2)(dictionary)
Montezuma's revenge(dictionary)
revenge 1, noun(dictionary)
revenge 2, verb(dictionary)

revenge(2) (iou)



revenge verb. LME.
[Old French revenger, revencher (mod. revancher) from late Latin revindicare, from Latin RE- + vindicare: see VINDICATE.]
verb trans. refl. & in pass. Avenge oneself; take revenge. (Foll. by on or upon (rarely of) a person, for or of a wrong, injury, insult, etc., received or resented.) LME.
verb trans. Inflict punishment or exact retribution in retaliation for (an injury, harm, wrong, etc., done to oneself or another). (Foll. by on or upon a person.) LME.
b. Maintain, uphold, or vindicate (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by some act of retribution or punishment. Now rare or obsolete. E16.
verb trans. Avenge an injury to (a person etc.). LME.
verb intrans. Take vengeance or revenge. LME.
verb trans. Punish. M16-E18.
revengement noun (long rare) (a) revenge, retribution; (b) punishment: L15.
revenger noun E16.
revengingly adverb (rare) in a revenging manner, so as to take revenge E17.
revengive adjective (rare, Shakes.) revenging, vindictive: only in E17.