Meaning
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: