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Defenition of the word retaliate

    • Defenition of the word retaliate

      • strike back, as in revenge for an attack
      • take revenge; "avenge for a wrong"; "take vengeance or revenge for a wrong"
      • 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"
      • take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
      • make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
      • take revenge for a perceived wrong

    Synonyms for the word retaliate

      • avenge
      • revenge

    Hyponyms for the word retaliate

      • get back
      • get even

    Hypernyms for the word retaliate

      • hit
      • penalise
      • penalize
      • punish
      • strike

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