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retaliative
re·tal·i·ate R0189800 (rĭ-tăl′ē-āt′)v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates v.intr. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.v.tr. To pay back (an injury) in kind.
[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
re·tal′i·a′tion n.re·tal′i·a′tive, re·tal′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.re·tal′i·a′tor n.
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