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    retaliate
    /rɪˈtalɪeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make an attack in return for a similar attack: "the blow stung and she retaliated immediately"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETALIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Retaliate means to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. Learn more about the verb retaliate, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retaliateRetaliate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb retaliate, which means to return like for like or to get revenge. See how to use retaliate in a sentence and how it differs from related words like reciprocate, requite, and return.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › retaliateRETALIATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Retaliate definition: to return like for like, especially evil for evil. See examples of RETALIATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRETALIATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Retaliate means to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of retaliate with examples from various sources.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › retaliateRetaliate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To retaliate means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack. “Ned got hit with a cream pie, then he retaliated by throwing a bucket of Jell-O at his attackers.”

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETALIATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Retaliation is the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of retaliation with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › retaliateRetaliate - definition of retaliate by The Free Dictionary

    Retaliate means to do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action. See the origin, synonyms, translations and usage of the verb retaliate from various sources.