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retaliate

verb

re·​tal·​i·​ate ri-ˈta-lē-ˌāt How to pronounce retaliate (audio)
retaliated; retaliating

intransitive verb

: to return like for like
especially : to get revenge

transitive verb

: to repay in kind
retaliate an injury
retaliation noun
retaliative adjective
retaliatory
ri-ˈtal-yə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce retaliate (audio)
-ˈta-lē-ə-
adjective
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reciprocate, retaliate, requite, return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity.

reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received.

reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit

retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully.

the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners

requite implies a paying back according to one's preference and often not equivalently.

requited her love with cold indifference

return implies a paying or giving back.

returned their call
return good for evil

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
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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of retaliate was in 1606

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