Meaning
Synonyms
take vengeance
get even with
take vengeance on
bitter enemy
wanion
wreak vengeance
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French revanche), from Old French revenchier. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindicō, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Compare avenge and vengeance.
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