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Definition of: retaliate
(ri·tal′ē·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.i.
To return like for like; especially, to repay evil with evil.
—v.t. To repay (an injury, wrong, etc.) in kind; revenge. See synonyms under AVENGE. [<L retaliatus, pp. of retaliare <re- back + talio punishment in kind <talis such]
—re·tal′i·a′tive adjective
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