English verb: retaliate | |||
1. | retaliate (competition) take revenge for a perceived wrong | ||
Samples | He wants to avenge the murder of his brother. | ||
Synonyms | avenge, revenge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penalise, penalize, punish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | get back, get even | ||
2. | retaliate (competition) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil | ||
Samples | The Empire strikes back. The Giants struck back and won the opener. The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing. | ||
Synonyms | strike back | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit, strike | ||