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retaliate
re·tal·i·ate [ ri tállee àyt ] (past and past participle re·tal·i·at·ed, present participle re·tal·i·at·ing, 3rd person present singular re·tal·i·ates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
hurt somebody in return: to deliberately harm somebody in response or revenge for a harm he or she has done
[Early 17th century. < Latin retaliat-, past participle of retaliare "pay back in kind" < talio "punishment in kind"]

re·tal·i·a·tion [ ri tàllee áysh'n ] noun
re·tal·i·a·tive adjective
re·tal·i·a·tor noun
re·tal·i·a·to·ry [ ri tállee ə tàwree ] adjective
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