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retaliate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
retaliates; retaliated; retaliating
retaliates; retaliated; retaliating
Learner's definition of RETALIATE
[no object]
: to do something bad to someone who has hurt you or treated you badly : to get revenge against someone报复
- After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened to retaliate by calling for a strike.公司宣布削减福利的计划之后，工会扬言要组织罢工进行报复。
[noncount] [count]
- They lived under the threat of retaliation.他们一直受到报复威胁。
- The union has threatened a strike in retaliation for the company's plans to reduce benefits.工会扬言要举行罢工，以报复公司的福利削减计划。
- a quick retaliation迅速实施的报复行动
retaliate
verb
re·tal·i·ate ri-ˈta-lē-ˌāt 
retaliated; retaliating
: to return like for like
especially : to get revenge
Synonyms
Example Sentences
After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened to retaliate by calling for a strike. retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree
Recent Examples on the Web They were done in order to maintain the gang's control and to retaliate against rival gangs, prosecutors said. 
Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors could subpoena companies, requesting the disclosure of medical information, and whistleblowers could leak protected health information or retaliate against employees who seek abortions. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 27 July 2022 Putin has long threatened to retaliate against the companies leaving Russia in protest of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Robert Hart, Forbes, 1 July 2022 But many of them have come to see the threat of a defamation suit — a tactic often used by the powerful to retaliate against and mute unwelcome criticism — as an essential tool in the battle against disinformation. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Poland and Hungary have threatened to retaliate by stalling other EU decisions that require unanimity, including on climate and energy, as well as foreign policy. Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Feb. 2022 China could retaliate against the U.S. and Taiwan in other ways. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 Fears have spiked that Moscow could shut off gas supplies to retaliate for tough sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine, delivering the bloc a massive shock. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 20 July 2022 China had vowed to retaliate if Pelosi visited Taiwan, with speculation centering on military exercises and possible incursions by Chinese planes and ships into areas under Taiwanese control. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors could subpoena companies, requesting the disclosure of medical information, and whistleblowers could leak protected health information or retaliate against employees who seek abortions. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 27 July 2022 Putin has long threatened to retaliate against the companies leaving Russia in protest of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Robert Hart, Forbes, 1 July 2022 But many of them have come to see the threat of a defamation suit — a tactic often used by the powerful to retaliate against and mute unwelcome criticism — as an essential tool in the battle against disinformation. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Poland and Hungary have threatened to retaliate by stalling other EU decisions that require unanimity, including on climate and energy, as well as foreign policy. Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Feb. 2022 China could retaliate against the U.S. and Taiwan in other ways. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 Fears have spiked that Moscow could shut off gas supplies to retaliate for tough sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine, delivering the bloc a massive shock. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 20 July 2022 China had vowed to retaliate if Pelosi visited Taiwan, with speculation centering on military exercises and possible incursions by Chinese planes and ships into areas under Taiwanese control. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Late Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from Latin re- + talio legal retaliation
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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