take+revenge+upon
1take vengeance upon — revenge, make retaliation for …
2Revenge — Re*venge , v. i. To take vengeance; with upon. [Obs.] A bird that will revenge upon you all. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
3take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …
4revenge — 1. noun /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/ Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice. Indifference is the sweetest revenge. Syn: payback 2. verb /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/ …
5take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …
6revenge — revengeless, adj. revenger, n. revengingly, adv. /ri venj /, v., revenged, revenging, n. v.t. 1. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. 2. to take… …
7revenge — /rəˈvɛndʒ / (say ruh venj) noun 1. the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance. 2. something done in revenging. 3. the desire to revenge; vindictiveness. 4. an opportunity of retaliation or satisfaction. –verb (revenged,… …
8revenge — n. & v. n. 1 retaliation for an offence or injury. 2 an act of retaliation. 3 the desire for this; a vindictive feeling. 4 (in games) a chance to win after an earlier defeat. v. 1 tr. (in refl. or passive; often foll. by on, upon) inflict… …
9revenge — v 1. make reprisal, requite, avenge, wreak revenge upon, inflict punishment for, exact payment from, exact one s pound of flesh; hit back at, strike back at, get back or get back at, get even with, Inf. pay off an old score, Inf. settle a score,… …
10Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …
