Revenge

rē-venj′, v.t. to punish in return: to avenge.— v.i. to take vengeance.— n. the act of revenging: injury inflicted in return: a malicious injuring in return for an injury received: the pa ion for retaliation.— adj. Revenge′ful , full of revenge or a desire to inflict injury in return: vindictive: malicious.— adv. Revenge′fully .— n. Revenge′fulne .— adj. Revenge′le .— ns. Revenge′ment ; Reveng′er .— adv. Reveng′ingly .— Give one his revenge , to play a return match with a defeated opponent. [O. Fr. revenger , revencher (Fr. revancher )—L. re- , in return, vindicāre , to lay claim to.]