RETALIATE


Meaning of RETALIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈta-lē-ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from Latin re- + talio legal retaliation

Date: 1611

transitive verb

: to repay (as an injury) in kind

intransitive verb

: to return like for like ; especially : to get revenge

Synonyms: see reciprocate

• re·tal·i·a·tion ri-ˌta-lē-ˈā-shən, ˌrē- noun

• re·tal·i·a·tive ri-ˈta-lē-ˌā-tiv adjective

• re·tal·ia·to·ry -ˈtal-yə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈta-lē-ə- adjective

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