Retaliate(v. i.) To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.
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.]
Retaliated(imp. & p. p.) of Retaliate
Retaliating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retaliate
Retaliation(n.) The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Retaliative(a.) Same as Retaliatory.
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