Retaliate

  • 21retaliate — re•tal•i•ate [[t]rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury[/ex] 2) to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like • Etymology: 1605–15; < L retāliātus, ptp.… …

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  • 22retaliate — [c]/rəˈtælieɪt / (say ruh taleeayt) verb (retaliated, retaliating) –verb (i) 1. to return like for like, especially evil for evil or requital (especially for an injury); take reprisals: to retaliate for an injury. –verb (t) 2. to make return for… …

  • 23Retaliate (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Retaliate Type = Album Artist = Misery Index Released = August 24, 2003 Recorded = March 29, 2003 April 18, 2003 Genre = Deathgrind Length = 35:09 Label = Nuclear Blast America Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album …

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  • 24retaliate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from Latin re + talio legal retaliation Date: 1611 transitive verb to repay (as an injury) in kind intransitive verb to return like for like; especially to get… …

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  • 25retaliate — Synonyms and related words: alternate, atone, avenge, bandy, be quits with, change, come back at, commute, compensate, cooperate, counter, counterchange, cover, do penance, even the score, exchange, expiate, fill up, get back at, get even with,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26retaliate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. counter, strike back, requite, repay; see revenge . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. strike back, get even, pay back, avenge, revenge, *even the score, reciprocate, *give tit for tat, pay back in kind, give measure for… …

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  • 27retaliate — re·tal·i·ate || rɪ tælɪeɪt v. avenge, strike back, take revenge for an injury received; repay in kind, reciprocate, requite …

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  • 28retaliate — [rɪ talɪeɪt] verb make an attack in return for a similar attack. Derivatives retaliation noun retaliative adjective retaliator noun retaliatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as retaliation): from L. retaliat …

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  • 29retaliate — I. v. a. Return (by giving like for like, as an injury), repay, requite, revenge, avenge. II. v. n. Take revenge, return like for like, give quid pro quo, give a Roland for an Oliver …

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  • 30retaliate — v 1. return like for like, give tit for tat, give a blow for a blow, give a Roland for an Oliver, take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, give measure for measure or pound for pound; give [s.o.] a dose or taste of his own medicine, pay [s …

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