retaliate

/ri'tælieit/
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retaliate

The company will retaliate against the hostile takeover bid.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To respond to an attack or harmful action by inflicting a similar one in return: To take action against someone because they have harmed you, typically with the intent of causing equivalent harm.
    • To seek revenge or retribution for a perceived wrong: To act in return for an injury or offense.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The company threatened to retaliate with tariffs if the new regulations were imposed.
    • When he was insulted, he chose not to retaliate.
    • The nation vowed to retaliate for the unprovoked attack on its border.
Advanced Usage
  • "to retaliate against": To direct a retaliatory action towards a specific person, group, or entity.
    • Workers feared the management would retaliate against them for organizing the strike.
  • "to retaliate for": To take action in response to a specific event or act.
    • The military action was meant to retaliate for the embassy bombing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Retaliation (n): The action of retaliating.
    • The attack was an act of retaliation.
  • Retaliatory (adj): Having the nature of or constituting retaliation.
    • The government imposed retaliatory sanctions.
Synonyms
  • Retaliate: Avenge, reciprocate, strike back, get even, pay back.
  • Note: "Avenge" often implies seeking justice for a wrong done to another, while "retaliate" focuses more on the act of returning harm.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Strike back: To attack or retaliate in response to an attack.
    • After losing the first set, the champion struck back to win the match.
  • Get back at (someone): (Informal) To retaliate against someone.
    • She was always trying to get back at her critics.
Related Idioms
  • An eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth): The idea that punishment should be equivalent to the crime committed; a principle often associated with retaliation.
    • He didn't believe in forgiveness; his philosophy was strictly an eye for an eye.
  • Give as good as one gets: To retaliate with equal force or effectiveness in a fight or argument.
    • In the debate, she gave as good as she got.
retaliate

The company will retaliate against the hostile takeover bid.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. take revenge for a perceived wrong
    • He wants to avenge the murder of his brother

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