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Definition of retaliate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

retaliate

 verb
verb
NAmE//rɪˈtæliˌeɪt//
 
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they retaliate
 
he / she / it retaliates
 
past simple retaliated
 
-ing form retaliating
 
 
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to do something harmful to someone because they have harmed you first synonym revenge retaliate (against somebody/something) to retaliate against an attack retaliate (by doing something/with something) The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
retaliatory
 
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NAmE//rɪˈtæliəˌtɔri//
 
adjective retaliatory actionSee retaliate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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