1. Take revenge for a perceived wrong
   - revenge, avenge 
2. Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
   "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
   - strike back

Derived forms: retaliates, retaliated, retaliating

See also: retaliation, retaliator, retaliatory

Type of: hit, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, strike

Encyclopedia: Retaliate

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