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Retaliate definition: to return like for like, especially evil for evil. See examples of RETALIATE used in a sentence.
1 day ago · retaliate in American English. (rɪˈtæliˌeit) (verb -ated, -ating) intransitive verb. 1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil. to retaliate for an injury. transitive verb. 2. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
Check pronunciation: retaliate. Definition of retaliate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
retaliate. to do something harmful to somebody because they have harmed you first synonym revenge. retaliate (by doing something/with something) The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
1 day ago · retaliate in American English. (rɪˈtæliˌeit) (verb -ated, -ating) intransitive verb. 1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil. to retaliate for an injury. transitive verb. 2. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
especially : to get revenge. transitive verb. : to repay in kind. retaliate an injury. retaliation. ri-ˌta-lē-ˈā-shən. ˌrē- noun. retaliative. ri-ˈta-lē-ˌā-tiv. adjective. retaliatory. ri-ˈtal-yə-ˌtȯr-ē. -ˈta-lē-ə- adjective. Synonyms. avenge. redress.
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you: They have threatened to retaliate against any troops that attack. retaliation. noun [ U ] uk / rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃ ə n / us. They bombed the hotel in retaliation for the arrests. retaliatory. adjective uk / rɪˈtæliət ə ri / us. retaliatory measures.
