verb
to inflict punishment by way of repayment for
avenge an insult
Synonyms: redress, revenge, venge, vindicate
Related Word: compensate, pay (back), pay out, recompense, repay, requite, retaliate, retribute; chasten, chastise, punish; correct, right
Idioms: get an eye for an eye, get even with, settle accounts, wreak one's vengeance
Contrasted words: condone, disregard, ignore, overlook; absolve, amnesty, forgive, pardon, remit; bear, endure, stand, suffer, tolerate