transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪtælieɪt ]
( retaliates, retaliating, retaliated)
If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl’s utter incompetence...
The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks...
They may retaliate with sanctions on other products if the bans are disregarded.
VERB : V , V by -ing , V against/for n , V with n
• re‧talia‧tion
Police said they believed the attack was in retaliation for the death of the drug trafficker.
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