[re.venge] vt re.venged ; re.veng.ing [ME, fr. MF revengier, fr. OF, fr. re- + vengier to avenge--more at vengeance] (14c) 1: to avenge (as oneself) usu. by retaliating in kind or degree
2: to inflict injury in return for "~ an insult" -- re.veng.er n
[2]revenge n [MF revenge, revenche, fr. revengier, revenchier to revenge] (ca. 1547) 1: a desire for revenge
2: an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even
3: an opportunity for getting satisfaction