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venjar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan venjar, from Latin vindicāre. Doublet of vindicar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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venjar (first-person singular present venjo, first-person singular preterite vengí, past participle venjat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to avenge
  2. (pronominal) to take revenge [with de ‘on, for’]
    • 1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:
      Així es venjava de la mica més de sort que jo tenia amb les dones, comparada amb la desgràcia d'ell
      Thus he took revenge for the little bit more luck that I had with women, compared to his misfortune.

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References

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin vindicāre. Closely related to Old French and Anglo-Norman vengier.

Verb

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venjar

  1. (reflexive, se venjar) to avenge oneself, to take revenge

Descendants

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  • Occitan: venjar
    Languedocien: vengar