"venge" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: venges [present, singular, third-person], venging [participle, present], venged [participle, past], venged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English vengen, from Old French venger, from Latin vindicare (“to avenge, vindicate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vengen}} Middle English vengen, {{der|en|fro|venger}} Old French venger, {{der|en|la|vindicare||to avenge, vindicate}} Latin vindicare (“to avenge, vindicate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} venge (third-person singular simple present venges, present participle venging, simple past and past participle venged)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To avenge; to punish; to revenge. Tags: obsolete, transitive Derived forms: venger Related terms: avenge, revenge, vengeance, vengeful, vengesome
    Sense id: en-venge-en-verb-I3x7KB-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 32 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 42 7

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