To hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something… Retaliate verb to return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one: To return like for like, especially evil for evil.
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Definition of retaliate verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return I was sorely tempted to retaliate.