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re·tal·i·ate (rĭ-tăĺē-āt́)

[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt-, Latin re-, re-, + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind.]

verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

intransitive verb 

To return like for like, especially evil for evil.

transitive verb 

To pay back (an injury) in kind.

derivatives

re·taĺi·átion
noun
re·taĺi·átive
adjective
re·taĺi·átor
noun