单词 | retaliate |
释义 | retaliate —retaliative, retaliatory /ri tal"ee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. —retaliator, n. /ri tal"ee ayt'/, v. , retaliated, retaliating. 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; < LL retaliatus (ptp. of retaliare), equiv. to re- RE- + tali(s) such, of such a nature + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. counter, repay, reciprocate. |
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