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retaliate

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/

The English word “retaliate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
  2. To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.

Etymology

From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”).

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