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# vindicare **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** vindicare ## Words From This Root - avenge - to inflict harm in return for a wrong done - vindictive - having a strong desire for revenge; spiteful - revengeful - eager to take revenge; vindictive - vengeance - punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense
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Words from this root
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avenge
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/əˈvɛndʒ/
to inflict harm in return for a wrong done
vindictive
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/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
having a strong desire for revenge; spiteful
revengeful
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/rɪˈvɛndʒfəl/
eager to take revenge; vindictive
vengeance
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/ˈvɛndʒəns/
punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense
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