Retaliate - Definition
retaliate
v 1: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the
murder of his brother" [syn: revenge, avenge,
retaliate]
2: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially
evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck
back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for
the Hamas bombing" [syn: retaliate, strike back]