verb (-ated; -ating) 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, see: reciprocate retaliation noun retaliative adjective retaliatory adjective
RETALIATE
Meaning of RETALIATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012