Retaliate Definition & Meaning
retaliate
- verb
- take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
- 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"
"Retaliate" in song lyrics
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"Retaliate"
Anybody Killa f/ Twiztid — Retaliate -
"It's time I retaliate"
Beanie Sigel f/ Scarface — Mac And Brad -
"I'm out the pen. now I'm back to retaliate"
Blac Haze — For My Dogs
Words that rhyme with retaliate
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does retaliate mean?
- take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" 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"
- What part of speech is retaliate?
- Retaliate is a verb.
- How many definitions does retaliate have?
- Retaliate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).