Thesaurus: retaliate

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1. v. t. 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. v. i. To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.
3. v. take revenge for a perceived wrong
4. v. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
5. v:100 v. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil