Verb: retaliate ri'ta-lee,eyt
- Take revenge for a perceived wrong
"The company retaliated against the whistleblower";
- revenge, avenge
- Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing";
- strike back
Derived forms: retaliated, retaliating, retaliates
Type of: hit, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, sanction, strike
Encyclopedia: Retaliate