Definitions for retaliate
rɪˈtæl iˌeɪtre·tal·i·ate

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1. revenge, avenge, retaliate(verb)

   take revenge for a perceived wrong

   "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

2. retaliate, strike back(verb)

   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"

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1. retaliate(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 Peter's insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.

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

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1. Retaliate(verb)

   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.]

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

2. Retaliate(verb)

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

   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.

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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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Numerology

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. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus:

   Their (YPG) primary goal is a threat to Turkey, and if Turkey sees a YPG movement in northern Syria that is a threat to it, it will retaliate in kind, this isn't a fantasy for us...it is an indispensable approach to protect Turkey's border security.

2. Ismet Sheik Hassan:

   We are serious about our goal to get rid of ISIS, and we want to work with the Free Syria Army. We are willing to provide any support, and we are responding to the calls of the people, many people are preparing to flee if a battle breaks out between the YPG and ISIS. Residents are particularly afraid that Kurds will retaliate for Kobani.

3. Alyssa Farah:

   These allegations are an example of precisely what's wrong with Washington -- a junior-level disgruntled former detailee, with whom Ambassador O'Brien had almost no interaction, can launch baseless attacks for partisan purposes, yevgeny Vindman is no longer at National Security Council after Yevgeny Vindman detail was ended following poor performance, as revealed in the House Democrats' letter. Yevgeny Vindman now attempts to retaliate against Yevgeny Vindman former supervisors for providing an accurate assessment of Yevgeny Vindman performance.

4. Marco Rubio:

   If Russia believes that they can respond and retaliate against Turkey because NATO's not going to do anything about it, what they are basically doing is they are making the argument that NATO is no longer viable, that it is a feckless alliance, so it's important for us to be clear that we will respond and defend Turkey if they come under assault from the Russians.

5. Matt Watson:

   Investors have been getting a little less bullish over the last week or so, and if China does decide to retaliate with tariffs, that's when sentiment can take a dive.

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