— retaliative, retaliatory /ri tal"ee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — retaliator , n.
/ri tal"ee ayt'/ , v. , retaliated, retaliating .
v.i.
1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
v.t.
2. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
[ 1605-15; retaliatus (ptp. of retaliare ), equiv. to re- RE- + tali ( s ) such, of such a nature + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. counter, repay, reciprocate.