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revenge |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revenge \Re*venge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revenged}, p. pr & vb n. {Revenging}.] [OF. revengier, F. revancher pref. re- re- + OF vengier to avenge, revenge, F. venger, L. vindicare See {Vindicate}, {Vengerance}, and cf {Revindicate}.] 1. To inflict harm in return for as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer. To revenge the death of our fathers. --Ld. Berners The gods are just and will revenge our cause --Dryden. Come Antony, and young Octavius come Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius. --Shak. 2. To inflict injury for in a spiteful, wrong or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously. Syn: To avenge; vindicate. See {Avenge}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revenge \Re*venge"\, v. i. To take vengeance; -- with upon [Obs.] ``A bird that will revenge upon you all.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revenge \Re*venge"\, n. 1. The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior. --Bacon. 2. The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury. Revenge now goes To lay a complot to betray thy foes. --Shak. The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel. --Kames. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: revenge n : action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: {retaliation}] v : take revenge; "avenge for a wrong"; "take vengeance or revenge for a wrong" [syn: {avenge}, {retaliate}]
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