retaliate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare (“to requite, retaliate”), from re (“back, again”) + talis (“such”).
[edit] Verb
retaliate (third-person singular simple present retaliates, present participle retaliating, simple past and past participle retaliated)
- 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 Peter's insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
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- See also Wikisaurus:avenge
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[edit] Translations
do something harmful to get revenge
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[edit] External links
- retaliate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- retaliate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] References
- ^ Le Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé
- ^ Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here
