Retaliate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈtælɪeɪt|
Brit.
|rɪˈtælɪeɪt|
verb
- take revenge for a perceived wrong (syn: avenge, revenge)
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
Extra examples
After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened to retaliate by calling for a strike.
...retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree...
She retaliateed to his insults by slapping his face.
The British government retaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations.
The army began to retaliate against the civilian population.
The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
After recent bombings, counter-terrorist forces could retaliate in kind.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: retaliate
he/she/it: retaliates
present participle: retaliating
past tense: retaliated
past participle: retaliated
I/you/we/they: retaliate
he/she/it: retaliates
present participle: retaliating
past tense: retaliated
past participle: retaliated
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