different between revenge vs redistribution

English

Etymology

From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher, from Old French revenchier. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindic?, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Compare avenge and vengeance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v?nd?/
• Hyphenation: re?venge

Noun

revenge (usually uncountable, plural revenges)

1. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

   Synonyms: payback, wreak; see also Thesaurus:revenge

2. A win by a previous loser.

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Translations

Verb

revenge (third-person singular simple present revenges, present participle revenging, simple past and past participle revenged)

1. (transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
   • 1814, Lord Berners, The Ancient Chronicles of Sir John Froissart

     to revenge the death of our fathers

   • The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.

   • circa 1840, Leigh Hunt, The Seer; Or, Common-places Refreshed

     However, my veneration for that illustrious man was so great, that on the night when he died, I revenged him finely on his two principal enemies.

2. (transitive, reflexive) To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
3. (intransitive, archaic) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.

Translations

See also

• vendetta
• avenge
• venge
• vengeance
• get one's own back
• get back at somebody
• retaliate

Anagrams

• genever

English

Etymology

re- +? distribution

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?d?st???bju???n/
• Hyphenation: re?dis?tri?bu?tion

Noun

redistribution (countable and uncountable, plural redistributions)

1. The act of changing the distribution of resources.

   The redistribution of wealth between the rich and poor has been tried many times.

2. The further distribution of something received or purchased.

   The redistribution of this software in any form is prohibited.

Derived terms

• redistributive

Translations

See also

• redistribution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

redistribuer +? -tion

Pronunciation

Noun

redistribution f (plural redistributions)

1. redistribution