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| VERB | 1 | retaliate, revenge, avenge | Take revenge for a perceived wrong |
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| 2 | retaliate, strike back | Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil |
| Sounds | rihtae'liyey.t; riytae'liyey.t |
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| Rhymes | abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt... |
| Meaning | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | revenge, avenge |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise |
| Narrower | get even, get back |
| Adjectives | retaliatory; retaliatory |
| Nouns | retaliation; retaliator |
| Meaning | Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
| Synonyms | strike back |
| Broader | strike, hit |
| Adjectives | retaliatory; retaliatory |
| Nouns | retaliation |
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