Retaliate

Verb

 * 1) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
 * John replied to Peter's insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:avenge

Derived terms

 * retaliation
 * retaliative
 * retaliatory

Adverbs for Retaliate
revengefully; viciously; vindictively; pitilessly; treacherously; poisonously; hatefully; despicably; violently; insidiously; traitorously.

Thesaurus
alternate, atone, avenge, bandy, be quits with, change, come back at, commute, compensate, cooperate, counter, counterchange, cover, do penance, even the score, exchange, expiate, fill up, get back at, get even with, give, give and take, give in exchange, give in return, hit back at, indemnify, interchange, launch a vendetta, logroll, make amends, make compensation, make good, make up for, pay back, permute, reciprocate, recompense, rectify, repay, requite, respond, retort, return, return the compliment, revenge, set right, strike back, swap, switch, take revenge, trade, transpose

Etymology
From retaliatus:, past participle of retaliare: < re: + talis:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:, vastata samalla mitalla
 * French:
 * Hungarian: megbosszul, elégtételt vesz,  bosszút áll,  megtorol


 * Icelandic:, hefna sín,  gjalda líku líkt
 * Italian: reagire, rivalersi, vendicarsi
 * Russian: мстить, отомстить

Anagrams

 * aliterate