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verb (used without object)
1.
to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
verb (used with object)
2.
to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
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Retaliated
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin retāliātus (past participle of retāliāre), equivalent to re- re- + tāli(s) such, of such a nature + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Late Latin retāliātus (past participle of retāliāre), equivalent to re- re- + tāli(s) such, of such a nature + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
re·tal·i·a·tor, noun
un·re·tal·i·at·ed, adjective
un·re·tal·i·at·ing, adjective
un·re·tal·i·a·tive, adjective
EXPANDun·re·tal·i·a·to·ry, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. counter, repay, reciprocate.
1. counter, repay, reciprocate.
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