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retaliated

/ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪtɪd/

retaliated is the simple past and past participle of retaliate.

Meaning of retaliate

Verb

retaliate (third-person singular simple present retaliates, present participle retaliating, simple past and past participle retaliated)

  1. (intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
    • John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
  2. (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
    • One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated.1634, T[homas] H[erbert], A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, →OCLC

Questions about retaliated

What is retaliated the simple past and past participle of?
Retaliated is the simple past and past participle of retaliate.
How do you pronounce retaliated?
Retaliated is pronounced /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪtɪd/.

Words near retaliated in the dictionary

  1. retakes
  2. retaketh
  3. retaking
  4. retakings
  5. retaliate
  6. retaliated
  7. retaliates
  8. retaliateth
  9. retaliating
  10. retaliatingly
  11. retaliation

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