n. & v.
--n.
1. retaliation for an offence or injury.
2 an act of retaliation.
3 the desire for this; a vindictive feeling.
4 (in games) a chance to win after an earlier defeat.
--v.
1. tr. (in refl. or passive; often foll. by on, upon) inflict retaliation for an offence.
2 tr. take revenge for (an offence).
3 tr. avenge (a person).
4 intr. take vengeance.
Derivatives:
revenger n.
Etymology: ME f. OF revenger, revencher f. LL revindicare (as RE-, vindicare lay claim to)