English-Thai Dictionary

retaliate

VI ตอบโต้  โต้ตอบ  แก้แค้น  reciprocate revenge tob-to

 

retaliate against / on / upon

PHRV โต้ตอบ  แก้เผ็ด  แก้ คืน  to-tob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETALIATE

v.t.[Low L. retalio; re and talio, from talis, like. ] To return like for like; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind as has been received. It is now seldom used except in a bad sense, that is, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate injuries. In war, enemies often retaliate the death or inhuman treatment of prisoners, the burning of towns or the plunder of goods.
It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.

 

RETALIATE

v.i.To return like for like; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

 

RETALIATED

pp. Returned, as like for like.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETALIATE

Re *tal "i *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retaliated; p. pr. & vb. n.Retaliating. ] Etym: [L. retaliatus, p. p. of retaliare to retaliate; pref. re- re- + a word akin to talio talion, retaliation. Cf. Talion. ]

 

Defn: To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil ). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense. ] One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated. Sir T. Herbert. It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors. Swift.

 

RETALIATE

RETALIATE Re *tal "i *ate, v. i.

 

Defn: To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retaliate

re tal i ate |riˈtalēˌāt rəˈtæliˌeɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack: the blow stung and she retaliated immediately. • [ with obj. ] archaic repay (an injury or insult ) in kind: they used their abilities to retaliate the injury. DERIVATIVES re tal i a tive |riˈtalēˌātiv, -ēətiv |adjective, re tal i a tor |-ˌātər |noun, re tal i a to ry |riˈtalēəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin retaliat- ‘returned in kind, ’ from the verb retaliare, from re- ‘back ’ + talis ‘such. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

retaliate

retaliate |rɪˈtalɪeɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make an attack in return for a similar attack: the blow stung and she retaliated immediately. • [ with obj. ] archaic repay (an injury or insult ) in kind: they used their abilities to retaliate the injury. DERIVATIVES retaliative |-ˈtaljətɪv |adjective, retaliator noun, retaliatory |-ˈtaljət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin retaliat- ‘returned in kind ’, from the verb retaliare, from re- ‘back ’ + talis ‘such ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

retaliate

retaliate verb the gang will look for an opportunity to retaliate: fight back, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counterattack, return like for like, get back at someone, give tit for tat, take reprisals, get even, get one's own back, pay someone back, give someone a taste of their own medicine; have /get /take one's revenge, be revenged, avenge oneself.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

retaliate

retaliate verb they could torment him without his being able to retaliate: fight back, strike back, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counterattack, return fire, return the compliment, put up a fight, take the bait, rise to the bait, return like for like, get back at someone, get, give tit for tat, give as good as one gets, let someone see how it feels, give someone a dose /taste of their own medicine; have /get /take one's revenge, take /exact /wreak revenge, be revenged, revenge oneself, avenge oneself, take reprisals, get even, even the score, settle a /the score, settle accounts, pay someone back (in their own coin ), pay someone out, repay someone, exact retribution, take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth ); informal give someone their comeuppance; Brit. informal get one's own back; rare give someone a Roland for an Oliver. ANTONYMS turn the other cheek.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retaliate

re tal i ate /rɪtǽlièɪt /動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -ating 自動詞 〈人が 〉 «攻撃 人などに対して /…で » 報復 [復讐 （ふくしゅう ）]する ; 報復関税を課す «against , for , on , upon /with » ; 〈人が 〉 «…して » 報復 [仕返し ]する «by do ing » ▸ retaliate against the terrorist attacks テロリストの攻撃に対して報復する ▸ The police retaliated with gunfire .警察は発砲で応酬した 他動詞 〈虐待 危害など 〉に対して仕返しする .