■ noun retaliation for an injury or wrong.
↘the desire to repay an injury or wrong.
■ verb ( ~ oneself or be ~d ) chiefly literary inflict ~ for an injury or wrong done to oneself.
↘inflict ~ on behalf of (someone else).
↘inflict ~ for (a wrong or injury).
Derivatives
~r noun ( literary ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. revencher , from late L. revindicare , from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare 'claim, avenge'.