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