01 v. t. To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]
imp. & p. p.
Retaliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Retaliating
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To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]“One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated.” — Sir T. Herbert.“It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.” — Swift.