To punish or chastise (a person); to visit with retributive punishment. Also reflexive. Obsolete.

To avenge or revenge. transitive. To avenge another person.

transitive. = avenge, v. 1.

To take vengeance, inflict retributive punishment, exact satisfaction, or retaliate, on behalf of (an… transitive.

transitive. To inflict punishment or exact retribution in retaliation for (an injury, harm, wrong, etc., done to oneself or another).

transitive. = wreak, v. 5 5b Chiefly reflexive.