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| re·venge [ ri vénj ] |
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1. punishment: the punishment of somebody in retaliation for harm done
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2. retaliation act: something done to get even with somebody else who has caused harm
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3. desire for retaliation: the desire or urge to get even with somebody
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transitive verb (past and past participle re·venged, present participle re·veng·ing, 3rd person present singular re·veng·es) |
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punish somebody for something: to punish somebody who has harmed you or harmed a friend
  Those who seek to revenge themselves often regret the effort.
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| [14th century. < Old French revengier< vengier "avenge" < late Latin vindicare "claim, set free, avenge"] |
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| re·venge·ful adjective |
| re·venge·ful·ly adverb |
| re·veng·er noun |
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