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to retaliate
01
to make a counterattack or respond in a similar manner
Transitive: to retaliate an attack or insult
Examples
When betrayed by a close friend, she resisted the urge to retaliate the injury.
The nation sought to retaliate economic sanctions by imposing reciprocal measures on its trading partners..
02
to take revenge for a wrongdoing or attack
Intransitive: to retaliate | to retaliate against sth
Examples
After the unexpected ambush, the soldiers retaliated with a swift and strategic counterattack against the enemy forces.
The athlete, angered by a foul play, chose not to retaliate.
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