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retaliate
verbformaluncommon/ʁɨtɐliˈaɾ/re·ta·li·ar
Definition
1To respond to an attack or offense with a similar action; to repay with equivalent violence or harm.
Usage examples
“The country threatened to retaliate if new sanctions were imposed.”
“He chose not to retaliate against the insults.”
Common combinations
retaliate for an attackretaliate against an offensethreaten to retaliate