"retaliate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retaliate.wav Forms: retaliates [present, singular, third-person], retaliating [participle, present], retaliated [participle, past], retaliated [past]
Etymology: From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retāliātus}} Latin retāliātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} retaliate (third-person singular simple present retaliates, present participle retaliating, simple past and past participle retaliated)
  1. (intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. Tags: intransitive Translations (do something harmful to get revenge): հատուցել (hatucʻel) (Armenian), վրեժ լուծել (vrež lucel) (Armenian), отплащам се (otplaštam se) (Bulgarian), отмъщавам (otmǎštavam) (Bulgarian), revenjar-se (Catalan), tornar mal per mal (Catalan), 報復 (Chinese Mandarin), 报复 (bàofu) (Chinese Mandarin), oplatit [perfective] (Czech), oplácet [imperfective] (Czech), odplatit [perfective] (Czech), odplácet [imperfective] (Czech), pomstít [perfective] (Czech), mstít se [imperfective] (Czech), vergelden (Dutch), kätte maksma (Estonian), kostaa (Finnish), vastata samalla mitalla (Finnish), riposter (French), rendre la pareille à quelqu’un (French), user de représailles (French), se venger de (French), სამაგიეროს გადახდა (samagieros gadaxda) (Georgian), Vergeltung üben (German), sich rächen (German), עשה פעולת תגמול (asá peulát tagmúl) (Hebrew), נקם (nakám) (Hebrew), megbosszul (Hungarian), elégtételt vesz (Hungarian), bosszút áll (Hungarian), megtorol (Hungarian), svara í sömu mynt (Icelandic), hefna sín (Icelandic), gjalda líku líkt (Icelandic), revanchar (Ido), reagire (Italian), rivalersi (Italian), vendicarsi (Italian), 仕返し (shikaeshi suru) (alt: しかえする) (Japanese), សងសឹក (sɑɑng sək) (Khmer), retalio (Latin), തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക (tiriccaṭikkuka) (Malayalam), rautupu (Maori), rautipu (Maori), mścić się [masculine] (Polish), retaliar (Portuguese), riposta (Romanian), a plăti cu aceeași monedă (cuiva) (Romanian), a se răzbuna (Romanian), мстить (mstitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отомсти́ть (otomstítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), represaliar (Spanish), tomar represalias (Spanish), retaliar (Spanish), retalear [US] (Spanish), vedergälla (Swedish), misilleme yapmak (Turkish), si vindjî (Walloon), si rvindjî (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-retaliate-en-verb-FcuKKjCj Disambiguation of 'do something harmful to get revenge': 93 7
  2. (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind. Tags: transitive
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retaliation, retaliative, retaliatory

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront."
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "报复"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "word": "kostaa"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "vastata samalla mitalla"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "rendre la pareille à quelqu’un"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "roman": "samagieros gadaxda",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "სამაგიეროს გადახდა"
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          "roman": "asá peulát tagmúl",
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          "word": "עשה פעולת תגמול"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "megtorol"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "svara í sömu mynt"
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          "word": "gjalda líku líkt"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "revanchar"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "reagire"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "rivalersi"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "vendicarsi"
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          "alt": "しかえする",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "shikaeshi suru",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "仕返し"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sɑɑng sək",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "សងសឹក"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "retalio"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "tiriccaṭikkuka",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "rautupu"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "rautipu"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "word": "mścić się"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "retaliar"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "riposta"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "a plăti cu aceeași monedă (cuiva)"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "a se răzbuna"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "roman": "mstitʹ",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "word": "мстить"
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          "roman": "otomstítʹ",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "отомсти́ть"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "represaliar"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "tomar represalias"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "retaliar"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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          "word": "retalear"
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          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "vedergälla"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "misilleme yapmak"
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          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
          "word": "si vindjî"
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "tornar mal per mal"
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "報復"
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      "roman": "bàofu",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "报复"
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "word": "mstít se"
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "vergelden"
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      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "kätte maksma"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "kostaa"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "vastata samalla mitalla"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "riposter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "rendre la pareille à quelqu’un"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "user de représailles"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "se venger de"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samagieros gadaxda",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "სამაგიეროს გადახდა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "Vergeltung üben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "sich rächen"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "asá peulát tagmúl",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "עשה פעולת תגמול"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "nakám",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "נקם"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "megbosszul"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "elégtételt vesz"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "bosszút áll"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "megtorol"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "svara í sömu mynt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "hefna sín"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "gjalda líku líkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "revanchar"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "reagire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "rivalersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "vendicarsi"
    },
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      "alt": "しかえする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikaeshi suru",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "仕返し"
    },
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑɑng sək",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "សងសឹក"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "retalio"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "tiriccaṭikkuka",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "rautupu"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "rautipu"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mścić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "retaliar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "riposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "a plăti cu aceeași monedă (cuiva)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "a se răzbuna"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mstitʹ",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "мстить"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otomstítʹ",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отомсти́ть"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "represaliar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "tomar represalias"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "retaliar"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
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      "word": "retalear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "vedergälla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "misilleme yapmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "si vindjî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "do something harmful to get revenge",
      "word": "si rvindjî"
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