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retaliate

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re·tal·i·ate  (r-tl-t)
v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates
v.intr.
To return like for like, especially evil for evil.
v.tr.
To pay back (an injury) in kind.

[Late Latin retlire, retlit- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tli, punishment in kind; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

re·tali·ation n.
re·tali·ative, re·tali·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.
re·tali·ator n.

retaliate
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to repay some injury or wrong in kind
2. to cast (accusations) back upon a person [Latin re- back + talis of such kind]
retaliation n
retaliatory adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.retaliate - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
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.retaliateretaliate - 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, 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"

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 << OPPOSITE turn the other cheek
Translations

retaliate [rɪˈtælɪeɪt] vi to retaliate (against) → tomar represalias (contra)
retaliate [rɪˈtælɪeɪt] vi to retaliate (against) → se venger (de);
to retaliate (on sb) → rendre la pareille (à qn)
retaliate [rɪˈtælɪeɪt] viVergeltung üben
retaliate [rɪˈtælɪeɪt] vi to retaliate (against) → vendicarsi (di);
to retaliate on sb → fare una rappresaglia contro qn

retaliate
v retaliate [rəˈtӕlieit]
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, terugkryيَرُد بالمِثِل، يَنْتَقِمотвръщамoplatitgøre gengældVergeltung übenανταποδίδω, εκδικούμαιdesquitarse, tomar represaliaskätte maksmaتلافی کردنkostaarendre la pareille (à qqn)לִגמוֹלजैसे को तैसा देनाuzvratiti, vratiti milo za dragomegtorolmembalassvara í sömu myntrestituire, (rendere la pariglia)仕返しする보복하다; ...에 앙갚음하다atsakyti tuo pačiu, at(si)keršytiatdarīt; atriebt[]membalas dendamwraak nemengjengjeldeodpłacić się tym samym, wziąć odwetrevidara plăti cu aceeaşi monedă (cuiva)отплачивать тем жеvrátiť, odplatiťvrniti milo za drago, udariti nazajosvetiti sehämnas, ge igenตอบโต้misilleme yapmak報復відплачувати; мститисяجوابی کاررواءی کرناtrả đũa
n reˌtaliˈation
vergeldingردٌ بالمِثِل، إنْتِقامотмъщениеodvetagengældelsedie Vergeltungεκδίκησηdesquite, represaliaskättemaksتلافی؛ انتقامkostovengeanceתַּגמוּלबदलाodmazda, uzvraćanje (milo za drago)megtorláspembalasansvar í sömu myntritorsione, rappresaglia仕返し보복; 앙갚음at(si)keršijimasatmaksa; atriebībapembalasan dendamwraakneminggjengjeldodwetrepresáliarăzbunareотплатаodvetamaščevanjeosvetahämnd, vedergällningการโต้กลับmisilleme報復відплата; помстаجوابی کاررواءیsự trả đũa

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Darcy, it is very ungenerous in you to mention all that you knew to my disadvantage in Hertfordshire-- and, give me leave to say, very impolitic too-- for it is provoking me to retaliate, and such things may come out as will shock your relations to hear.
In this way outrages are frequently committed on the natives by thoughtless or mischievous white men; the Indians retaliate according to a law of their code, which requires blood for blood; their act, of what with them is pious vengeance, resounds throughout the land, and is represented as wanton and unprovoked; the neighborhood is roused to arms; a war ensues, which ends in the destruction of half the tribe, the ruin of the rest, and their expulsion from their hereditary homes.
Under these fortunate circumstances, I was able to keep up my character among my friends, when they inquired about the scuffle, by informing them that Gentleman Jones had audaciously slapped my face, and that I had been obliged to retaliate by knocking him down.
 
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