retaliate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'retaliate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retaliate

[ v. i.]

- To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

2 . Retaliate

[ v. t.]

- To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]

1 . retaliate

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- take revenge for a perceived wrong

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Meaning (2):
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

Example in sentence:

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