English-Thai Dictionary

retaliate

VI ตอบโต้  โต้ตอบ  แก้แค้น  reciprocate revenge tob-to

 

retaliate against / on / upon

PHRV โต้ตอบ  แก้เผ็ด  แก้ คืน  to-tob

 

retaliation

N การแก้แค้น  การ แก้เผ็ด  การ โต้กลับ  vengeance revenge reprisal kan-kea-kan

 

retaliative

ADJ ซึ่ง แก้แค้น คืน  ซึ่ง โต้กลับ  vindictive sueng-kea-kan-kuan

 

retaliatory

ADJ ซึ่ง แก้แค้น คืน  ซึ่ง โต้กลับ  ซึ่ง แก้แค้น คืน  sueng-kea-kan-kuan

 

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.

 

RETALIATING

ppr. Returning, like for like.

 

RETALIATION

n. 1. The return of like for like; the doing that to another which he has done to us; requital of evil.
2. In a good sense, return of good for good.
God takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obliges himself to full retaliation.
[This, according to modern usage, is harsh. ]

 

RETALIATORY

a.Returning like for like; as retaliatory measure; retaliatory edicts.

 

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.

 

RETALIATION

RETALIATION Re *tal `i *a "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. God. .. takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.

 

Syn. -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.

 

RETALIATIVE

RETALIATIVE Re *tal "i *a *tive, a.

 

Defn: Same as Retaliatory.

 

RETALIATORY

RETALIATORY Re *tal "i *a *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.

 

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. ’

 

retaliation

re tal i a tion |riˌtalēˈāSHən rɪtæliˈeɪʃn | ▶noun the action of returning a military attack; counterattack: the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects. • the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge: protectionism invites retaliation.

 

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 ’.

 

retaliation

re |tali |ation |rɪˌtalɪˈeɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack: the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects. • the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge: she rejected as preposterous any suggestion that she had acted in retaliation.

 

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.

 

retaliation

retaliation noun the rebel forces awaited the government's retaliation: revenge, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, requital, recrimination, repayment; response, reaction, reply, counterattack.

 

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.

 

retaliation

retaliation noun the bombing was in retaliation for a rebel raid on two border villages: revenge, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, requital, recrimination, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth ), getting even, redress, repayment, payback; response, reaction, reply, reciprocation, counterattack, counterstroke, comeback, tit for tat, measure for measure, blow for blow; Latin lex talionis; rare ultion, a Roland for an Oliver.

 

Spanish Dictionary

retal

retal nombre masculino Esp Trozo de tela o de otro material que sobra después de cortar una pieza mayor :con los retales de la camisa se forró una diadema .SINÓNIMO retazo .

 

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 .

 

retaliation

re t à l i á tion 名詞 U «…への » 報復, 復讐 （ふくしゆう ）, 仕返し «against , for » ▸ in retaliation for A Aに対する仕返しとして

 

retaliatory

re tal i a to ry /rɪtǽliətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠報復的な, 仕返しの ▸ a retaliatory measure 報復手段