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   retaliate

   /rɪˈtalɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make an attack in return for a similar attack: "the blow stung and she retaliated immediately"
   • ▪ repay (an injury or insult) in kind: "they used their abilities to retaliate the injury"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin retaliat- ‘returned in kind’, from the verb retaliare, from re- ‘back’ + talis ‘such’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retaliative adjective
   • 2. retaliator noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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