RETALIATE


Meaning of RETALIATE in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .