retaliate

Meaning of retaliate

verb
  1. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
    John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
  2. To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.

Information about retaliate

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of retaliate is: retaliates.
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Hyphenation of retaliate

re-tal-i-ate

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • retaliate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

retaliate synonyms

Meaning revenge:

revenge, avenge

Anagrams of retaliate

aliterate, Elettaria, elettaria

Words that rhyme with retaliate

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