retaliate

re·tal·i·ate

 (rĭ-tăl′ē-āt′)

v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates

v.intr.

To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.

v.tr.

To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·tal′i·a′tion n.

re·tal′i·a′tive, re·tal′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

re·tal′i·a′tor n.

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retaliate

(rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt)

vb

1. (intr) to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind

2. (intr) to cast (an accusation) back upon a person

3. (tr) rare to avenge (an injury, wrong, etc)

[C17: from Late Latin retāliāre, from Latin re- + tālis of such kind]

reˌtaliˈation n

reˈtaliative, reˈtaliatory adj

reˈtaliˌator n

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re•tal•i•ate

(rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. 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; < Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliāre=re- re- + -tāliāre, v. derivative of tāliō compensation in kind; see -ate¹]

re•tal`i•a′tion, n.

re•tal′i•a`tive, re•tal′i•a•to`ry (-əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

re•tal′i•a`tor, n.

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retaliate

Past participle: retaliated
Gerund: retaliating

Imperative

retaliate

retaliate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	retaliate - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" avenge, revenge get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	2.	retaliate - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" strike back strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

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retaliate

verb pay someone back, hit back, strike back, reciprocate, take revenge, get back at someone, get even with (informal), even the score, get your own back (informal), wreak vengeance, exact retribution, give as good as you get (informal), take an eye for an eye, make reprisal, give (someone) a taste of his or her own medicine, give tit for tat, return like for like I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
accept, submit, turn the other cheek

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retaliate

verb

To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:

counter, hit back, reciprocate, retort, strike back.

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Translations

يَرُد بالمِثِل، يَنْتَقِم

oplatit

gøre gengæld

Vergeltung üben

desquitarsetomar represalias

rendre la pareille

megtorol

svara í sömu mynt

fare rappresaglieribattereritorsione

atsikeršijimas

atdarītatriebt-ies

misilleme yapmak

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retaliate

[rɪˈtælɪeɪt] VI (= respond) → responder (Mil) → tomar represalias
to retaliate against sth/sb → tomar represalias contra algo/algn
they retaliated by bombing Israeli ports → tomaron represalias bombardeando los puertos israelíes
she retaliated by switching the television off → su respuesta fue apagar el televisor, respondió apagando el televisor

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retaliate

[rɪˈtælieɪt] vi → riposter
to retaliate against sth → riposter à qch
They retaliated against the enemy attack → Ils ont riposté à l'attaque de l'ennemi.
to retaliate against sb → user de représailles contre qn

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retaliate

vi → Vergeltung üben; (for bad treatment, insults etc) → sich revanchieren (against sb an jdm); (in battle) → zurückschlagen; (Sport, in fight, with measures, in argument) → kontern; he retaliated by pointing out that … → er konterte, indem er darauf hinwies, dass …; he retaliated by kicking him on the shins → er hat sich mit einem Tritt gegen das Schienbein revanchiert; then she retaliated by calling him a pig → sie revanchierte sich damit or zahlte es ihm damit heim, dass sie ihn ein Schwein nannte; how will the unions retaliate? → wie werden die Gewerkschaften kontern?

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retaliate

[rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt] vi to retaliate (against sb/sth) → vendicarsi (contro qn/di qc)

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retaliate

(rəˈtӕlieit) verb

to do something unpleasant to a person in return for something unpleasant he has done to one. If you insult him, he will retaliate. vergeld, terugkry يَرُد بالمِثِل، يَنْتَقِم отвръщам revidar / retaliar oplatit Vergeltung üben gøre gengæld ανταποδίδω, εκδικούμαιdesquitarse, tomar represalias kätte maksma تلافی کردن kostaa rendre la pareille לִגמוֹל जैसे को तैसा देना uzvratiti, vratiti milo za drago megtorol membalas svara í sömu mynt restituire, 仕返しする 보복하다 atsakyti tuo pačiu, at(si)keršyti atdarīt; atriebt[] membalas dendam wraak nemengjengjelde odpłacić się tym samym, wziąć odwet بدله ا خيستل، قصور اخيستل، غچ اخيستل، كسات اخيستل revidar a plăti cu aceeaşi monedă (cuiva) отплачивать тем же vrátiť, odplatiť vrniti milo za drago, udariti nazaj osvetiti se hämnas, ge igen ตอบโต้ misilleme yapmak 報復 відплачувати; мститися جوابی کاررواءی کرنا trả đũa 报复

reˌtaliˈation noun

vergelding ردٌ بالمِثِل، إنْتِقام отмъщение represália / retaliação odveta die Vergeltung gengældelse εκδίκησηdesquite, represalias kättemaks تلافی؛ انتقام kosto vengeanceתגמול बदला odmazda, uzvraćanje (milo za drago) megtorlás pembalasan svar í sömu mynt ritorsione, rappresaglia 仕返し 보복 at(si)keršijimas atmaksa; atriebība pembalasan dendam wraakneminggjengjeldodwet بدله ، قصور، غچ represália răzbunare отплата odveta maščevanje osveta hämnd, vedergällning การโต้กลับ misilleme 報復 відплата; помста جوابی کاررواءی sự trả đũa 报复

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