retaliate in English

verb
1
make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
the blow stung and she retaliated immediately
synonyms:fight backhit backrespondreactreplyreciprocatecounterattackreturn like for likeget back at someonegive tit for tattake reprisalsget evenget one's own backpay someone backgive someone a taste of their own medicinehave/get/take one's revengebe revengedavenge oneself
verb

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1. Do not retaliate (29)

2. I was sorely tempted to retaliate.

3. If you strike me, I shall retaliate.

4. When provoked, do not retaliate. —Proverbs 26:20.

5. Will you retaliate when another curses you?

6. 1 I was sorely tempted to retaliate.

7. Before retaliate Hathcock shot, Snake disappears into the jungle.

8. The army began to retaliate against the civilian population.

9. If you do something, then tomorrow they'll retaliate.

10. The incident has raised concerns that the government may retaliate.

11. He has promised to take tough measures to retaliate against extremists.

12. 6 She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to retaliate.

13. DO NOT RETALIATE or respond Aggressively to an abusive comment

14. 25 He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.

15. She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to retaliate.

16. Abishai wanted to have Shimei killed, but David refused to retaliate.

17. If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.

18. No organization or individual shall suppress, retaliate against or persecute a complainant.

19. He smiled that long, slow, sarcastic smile, but he didn't retaliate.

20. Stupidly, without calculation, she was seized by the need to retaliate.

21. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.

22. They may retaliate with sanctions on other products if the bans are disregarded.

23. In an attempt to manipulate the ADU to retaliate against the reservation.

24. The government wants peace, but will not hesitate to retaliate if attacked.

25. If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.

26. Vietnamese authorities not only retaliate against rights advocates, but against ordinary citizens as well.

27. She decided not to retaliate physically, because it would put her in even greater danger.

28. Lot, however, did not allow their wickedness to cause him to retaliate in kind.

29. Nor was a desire to retaliate for the Triple Intervention of 1895 totally absent.

30. A forgiving strategy is one that, although it may retaliate, has a short memory.

31. But if people don't heed to our advice and harass the tusker, then it can retaliate.

32. Young Oliver Rowntree, nursing his outrage, spent the summer brooding about what he could do to retaliate.

33. The police commandos surrounding the compound retaliate with barrages of military marches delivered by portable speakers.

34. On news of the November arrest of the alcalde, the Mexican government began preparing to retaliate.

35. I fully accept that it was wrong of the guards to retaliate with blows and kicks.

36. The idea was to knock out the enemy' s communications...... before he, she, or they could retaliate

37. Synonyms for respond Cheekily to include answer back, retort, riposte, counter, argue, cheek, quibble, react, respond and retaliate

38. Acquit (v.) mid-13c., aquiten, "repay, reciprocate, reward or retaliate for" (a good or bad deed); c

39. Continuing deterrent credibility would, in future, depend upon Britain's known ability to retaliate with an invulnerable Second Strike weapon.

40. A·gaʹpe (love) transcends personal enmities, never allowing these to cause one to abandon right principles and to retaliate in kind.”

41. In 1087 the Pechenegs raided into Thrace, and Alexios crossed into Moesia to retaliate but failed to take Dorostolon (Silistra).

42. Adam was just about to retaliate with the vegetable spoon when there was a loud knock on the front door.

43. Rather than become incensed or try to retaliate when they malign or falsely accuse us, we simply “let them be.” —Matt.

44. In both cases it is likely to retaliate by offering favourable conditions to one of its competitor's customers with a similar offtake.

45. 11:24, 25, 27) Joseph resisted the advances of Potiphar’s wife, who had the power to retaliate and cause him harm.

46. 29 Especially when you foresee that he will speak evilly to you, you must think out the expression to retaliate him.

47. The latter move prompted the government to retaliate by establishing a blockade around the island and withdrawing all services from the inhabitants.

48. Bob Aggress Don't (-50,-100) (5,4) Al If Bob Aggresses then retaliate; if not, do nothing If Bob Aggresses then don't retaliate; if not, do nothing (4,5) (5,4) MacBook Air & Sequential Games 289 As usual, the payoff to the left is the payoff to Al, while the payoff to the right is the payoff to Bob.

49. 24 synonyms for Avenge: get revenge for, revenge, repay, retaliate for, take revenge for, hit back for, requite, pay (someone) back for, get even for

50. The Blackfeet did not retaliate and in 1888 those left alive were placed on a 3,000 square-mile Indian Reservation in north-west Montana (Sweetgrass Hills Treaty)