retaliate

re·tal·i·ate

R0189800 (rĭ-tăl′ē-āt′)v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates v.intr. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.v.tr. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·tal′i·a′tion n.re·tal′i·a′tive, re·tal′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.re·tal′i·a′tor n.

retaliate

(rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt) vb1. (intr) to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind2. (intr) to cast (an accusation) back upon a person 3. (tr) rare to avenge (an injury, wrong, etc)[C17: from Late Latin retāliāre, from Latin re- + tālis of such kind] reˌtaliˈation n reˈtaliative, reˈtaliatory adj reˈtaliˌator n

re•tal•i•ate

(rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. 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 (a wrong or injury) with the like. [1605–15; < Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliāre=re- re- + -tāliāre, v. derivative of tāliō compensation in kind; see -ate¹] re•tal`i•a′tion, n. re•tal′i•a`tive, re•tal′i•a•to`ry (-əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. re•tal′i•a`tor, n.

retaliate

Past participle: retaliated
Gerund: retaliating

Imperative
retaliate
retaliate

Present
I retaliate
you retaliate
he/she/it retaliates
we retaliate
you retaliate
they retaliate

Preterite
I retaliated
you retaliated
he/she/it retaliated
we retaliated
you retaliated
they retaliated

Present Continuous
I am retaliating
you are retaliating
he/she/it is retaliating
we are retaliating
you are retaliating
they are retaliating

Present Perfect
I have retaliated
you have retaliated
he/she/it has retaliated
we have retaliated
you have retaliated
they have retaliated

Past Continuous
I was retaliating
you were retaliating
he/she/it was retaliating
we were retaliating
you were retaliating
they were retaliating

Past Perfect
I had retaliated
you had retaliated
he/she/it had retaliated
we had retaliated
you had retaliated
they had retaliated

Future
I will retaliate
you will retaliate
he/she/it will retaliate
we will retaliate
you will retaliate
they will retaliate

Future Perfect
I will have retaliated
you will have retaliated
he/she/it will have retaliated
we will have retaliated
you will have retaliated
they will have retaliated

Future Continuous
I will be retaliating
you will be retaliating
he/she/it will be retaliating
we will be retaliating
you will be retaliating
they will be retaliating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been retaliating
you have been retaliating
he/she/it has been retaliating
we have been retaliating
you have been retaliating
they have been retaliating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been retaliating
you will have been retaliating
he/she/it will have been retaliating
we will have been retaliating
you will have been retaliating
they will have been retaliating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been retaliating
you had been retaliating
he/she/it had been retaliating
we had been retaliating
you had been retaliating
they had been retaliating

Conditional
I would retaliate
you would retaliate
he/she/it would retaliate
we would retaliate
you would retaliate
they would retaliate

Past Conditional
I would have retaliated
you would have retaliated
he/she/it would have retaliated
we would have retaliated
you would have retaliated
they would have retaliated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	retaliate - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"avenge, revengeget back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	2.	retaliate - 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"strike backstrike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

retaliate

verb pay someone back, hit back, strike back, reciprocate, take revenge, get back at someone, get even with (informal), even the score, get your own back (informal), wreak vengeance, exact retribution, give as good as you get (informal), take an eye for an eye, make reprisal, give (someone) a taste of his or her own medicine, give tit for tat, return like for like I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
accept, submit, turn the other cheek

retaliate

verbTo return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:counter, hit back, reciprocate, retort, strike back.

Translations

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retaliate

(rəˈtӕlieit) verb to do something unpleasant to a person in return for something unpleasant he has done to one. If you insult him, he will retaliate. 報復 报复reˌtaliˈation noun 報復 报复