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to retaliate for

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  • retaliate — 01. When I pushed my sister into the lake, she [retaliated] by pulling me in after her. 02. The Israeli army has [retaliated] against the Palestinians for a suicide attack on a crowded supermarket. 03. Maureen was fired for stealing from the… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • retaliate — [c]/rəˈtælieɪt / (say ruh taleeayt) verb (retaliated, retaliating) –verb (i) 1. to return like for like, especially evil for evil or requital (especially for an injury); take reprisals: to retaliate for an injury. –verb (t) 2. to make return for… …  

  • retaliate — retaliative, retaliatory /ri tal ee euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. retaliator, n. /ri tal ee ayt /, v., retaliated, retaliating. v.i. 1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury. v.t. 2. to requite or make return for… …   Universalium

  • retaliate — re•tal•i•ate [[t]rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury[/ex] 2) to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like • Etymology: 1605–15; < L retāliātus, ptp.… …   From formal English to slang

  • retaliate — verb To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. John replied to Peters insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peters acid remark earlier …   Wiktionary

  • Retaliate — Re*tal i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retaliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaliating}.] [L. retaliatus, p. p. of retaliare to retaliate; pref. re re + a word akin to talio talion, retaliation. Cf. {Talion}.] To return the like for; to repay or requite by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • retaliate — re·tal·i·ate /ri ta lē ˌāt/ vi at·ed, at·ing: to act in revenge re·tal·i·a·tion / ˌta lē ā shən/ n re·tal·i·a·tive / ta lē ˌā tiv/ adj re·tal·ia·to·ry / tal yə ˌtōr ē/ adj …   Law dictionary

  • retaliate — [ri tal′ē āt΄] vi. retaliated, retaliating [< LL retaliatus, pp. of retaliare, to require, retaliate < L re , back + talio, punishment in kind, akin to Welsh tāl, compensation] to return like for like; esp., to return evil for evil; pay… …   English World dictionary

  • Retaliate — Re*tal i*ate, v. i. To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • retaliate — [v] get even with someone even the score*, exact retribution, get, get back at, give and take*, make reprisal, pay, pay back, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retrospect, return, return the compliment, revenge, revive, settle, square… …   New thesaurus

  • retaliate — ► VERB ▪ make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack. DERIVATIVES retaliation noun retaliative adjective retaliator noun retaliatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin retaliare return in kind …   English terms dictionary

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