To hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something… To return like for like, especially evil for evil See examples of retaliate used in a sentence. Definition of retaliate verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 28,824 likes · 21,554 talking about this
Punk rock optimist dedicated to inspiring the world Retaliate verb to return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one: To retaliate means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack 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. To do something bad to someone who has hurt you or treated you badly to get revenge against someone
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