retaliate

Verbs

  • (v) take revenge for a perceived wrong
    • He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
    avenge, revenge,
  • (v) 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
    strike back,

Synonyms

avenge revenge strike back

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