venge

See also: vengé

English

Etymology

From Middle English vengen, from Old French venger, from Latin vindicare (to avenge, vindicate).

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.
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • venge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • venge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • venge at OneLook Dictionary Search

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French

Verb

venge

  1. first-person singular present indicative of venger
  2. third-person singular present indicative of venger
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of venger
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of venger
  5. second-person singular imperative of venger
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