RETALIATE

[re.tal.i.ate] vb -at.ed ; -at.ing [LL retaliatus, pp. of retaliare, fr. L re- + talio legal retaliation] vt (1611): to repay (as an injury) in kind ~ vi: to return like for like; esp: to get revenge syn see reciprocate -- re.tal.i.a.tion n -- re.tal.i.a.tive adj -- re.tal.ia.to.ry adj