Definitions for retaliate
rɪˈtæl iˌeɪtre·tal·i·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revenge, avenge, retaliateverb

   take revenge for a perceived wrong

   "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

2. retaliate, strike backverb

   make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

   "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retaliateverb

   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.

2. Etymology: From retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from re + talis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RETALIATEverb

   To return by giving like for like; to repay; to requite.

   Etymology: re and talio, Lat.

   It is very unlucky, to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten, that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors. Jonathan Swift.

   If a first minister of state had used me as you have done, retaliating would be thought a mark of courage. Jonathan Swift.

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1. retaliate

   Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment.

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1. retaliate

   Retaliate refers to the act of returning harmful actions or behavior in response to being harmed or wronged by someone. It involves taking revenge or seeking reprisal against another person or group as a reaction to an action that caused harm, offence, or injustice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Retaliateverb

   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.]

2. Retaliateverb

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

3. Etymology: [L. retaliatus, p. p. of retaliare to retaliate; pref. re- re- + a word akin to talio talion, retaliation. Cf. Talion.]

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1. Retaliate

   Retaliate is the debut album of Maryland deathgrind band Misery Index. Track 5 was previously recorded and released on a split with Structure of Lies.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retaliate

   rē-tal′i-āt, v.t. to return like for like: to repay.—v.i. to return like for like.—n. Retaliā′tion, act of retaliating: 'lex talionis:' retribution.—adjs. Retal′iātive, Retal′iātory, returning like for like. [L. retaliāre, -ātum—re-, in return, talio, -onis, like for like—talis, of such a kind.]

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1. aliterate

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retaliate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retaliate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of retaliate in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   Donald Trump doesn't know what he's talking about. And you know who'd be hurt the most? Iowa agriculture, what does a country do when it gets thrown a 45% tariff? It retaliates. And who would it retaliate with? Agriculture, and the equipment and the technology that this great state has developed and has been sold to China. All of that is foolhardy.

2. Ebru Ozkan:

   However, we will retaliate against this. Our relations will normalize when Israel stops its inhumane policies.

3. Guy Philippe:

   I will come to Port-au-Prince and I will come in good shape. I will retaliate if necessary. If they try to arrest me I will retaliate, because it is illegal.

4. Ashin Wirathu:

   I’m trying to educate the people not to [retaliate], but these aggressive Muslims must be brought to justice.

5. Patrick Shanahan.However:

   Having the ability to absorb an attack and retaliate is the essence of deterrence, and yet Patrick Shanahan.However has failed to ensure presidential survival and robust communications — both vital to executing a retaliatory attack.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retaliate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retaliate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=retaliate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retaliate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retaliate
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=retaliate
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=retaliate