revenge

Definitions

1. 1.To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously. See Avenge.
2. 2.To take vengeance; -- with upon. [Obs.] "A bird that will revenge upon you all." Shak.
3. 3.The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior. Bacon.
4. 4.The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury. Revenge now goes To lay a complot to betray thy foes. Shak. The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel. Kames.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously. See Avenge called?
• What is to take vengeance; -- with upon. [Obs.] "A bird that will revenge upon you all." Shak called?
• What is the act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior. Bacon called?