Retaliate
Retaliate [ ri-TAL-ee-eyt ] | |
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (tr.v.) to return or repay esp. something evil with something evil 2. (intr.v.)to exact revenge or reciprocate evil with evil | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The union leader retaliated by asking the mill workers to go on strike. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The cross-border developments came as North Korea said it would retaliate if a "satellite" launch from its northeastern coast were intercepted, with the communist nation saying interference would "mean a war." |