Meaning of retaliate

re•tal•i•ate

Pronunciation: (ri-tal'ē-āt"), [key]

— v., -at•ed, -at•ing.

—v.i.

to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.

—v.t.

to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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retaliate (Thesaurus)

retake retaliation

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