different between vengeful vs venge

English

Etymology

From venge +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ven?.f?l/

Adjective

vengeful (comparative more vengeful, superlative most vengeful)

1. Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

   His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:vengeful

Hyponyms

• revanchist

Related terms

• avenge
• vengeance

Translations

Further reading

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

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.

Related terms

• avenge
• revenge
• vengeance
• vengeful

Derived terms

• venger

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

Anagrams

• Negev

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