retaliate
11retaliate — v. (D; intr.) to retaliate against; for (to retaliate against the enemy for shelling civilian targets) * * * [rɪ tælɪeɪt] for (to retaliate against the enemy for shelling civilian targets) (D; intr.) to retaliate against …
12retaliate — [[t]rɪtæ̱lieɪt[/t]] retaliates, retaliating, retaliated VERB If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return. I was sorely tempted to retaliate... [V by ing] Christie retaliated by sending… …
13retaliate — re|tal|i|ate [rıˈtælieıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of retaliare, from talio [i] suitable punishment ] to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you →↑hit back retaliate by doing sth… …
14retaliate — 01. When I pushed my sister into the lake, she [retaliated] by pulling me in after her. 02. The Israeli army has [retaliated] against the Palestinians for a suicide attack on a crowded supermarket. 03. Maureen was fired for stealing from the… …
15retaliate — [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō… …
16retaliate — [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō… …
17retaliate — retaliative, retaliatory /ri tal ee euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. retaliator, n. /ri tal ee ayt /, v., retaliated, retaliating. 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… …
18retaliate — verb To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. John replied to Peters insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peters acid remark earlier …
19retaliate — verb (I) to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you: retaliate by doing sth: When the police started to arrest people, some of the demonstrators retaliated by throwing stones …
20retaliate — verb the gang will look for an opportunity to retaliate Syn: fight back, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counterattack, return like for like, get back at someone, give tit for tat, take reprisals, get even, get one s own back, pay… …
