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Retaliate

//ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. intransitive

    "John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier."

  2. 2
    make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil wordnet
  3. 3
    To repay or requite by an act of the same kind. transitive

    "One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated."

  4. 4
    take revenge for a perceived wrong wordnet

Etymology

From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”).

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