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retaliate 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 rIˋtælIˏet 〕
Pronunciation
〔 riˊtælieit 〕
Overview of verb retaliate
The verb retaliate has 2 senses
- revenge, avenge, retaliate -- (take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother")
- retaliate, strike back -- (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing")