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  • Definition
    • retaliate :take revenge for a perceived wrong
      • He wants to avenge the murder of his brother

    • retaliate :make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
      • The Empire strikes back|The Giants struck back and won the opener|The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing

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