Retaliate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To return like for like, especially evil for evil.
  • v. To pay back (an injury) in kind.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]
  • verb-intransitive. To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To return in kind; repay or requite by an act of the same kind: now seldom or never used except in the sense of returning evil for evil: as, to retaliate injuries.
  • To return like for like; especially (now usually), to return evil for evil.
  • Synonyms See revenge, n.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take revenge for a perceived wrong
  • v. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
    • Verb Form
    retaliated    retaliates    retaliating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    strike    hit   
    Form
    retaliated    retaliating    retaliation    retaliative    retaliatory   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    return    requite    repay    retribute    retort    avenge   
     
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