retaliate in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
retaliate in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
retaliate in Marathi मराठी
retaliate in English
- retaliate⇄retaliate, verb, -ated,-ating.
- retaliate⇄v.i. to pay back a wrong or injury; return like for like, usually to return evil for evil.
Ex. If we insult them, they will retaliate. - retaliate⇄v.t. to return in kind.
Ex. He retaliated on the ... Huns of Pannonia the same calamities which they had inflicted on the nations (Edward Gibbon).