| VERB | competition | retaliate, revenge, avenge | take revenge for a perceived wrong |
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| competition | retaliate, strike back | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil |
| Sounds | rihtae'liyey.t; riytae'liyey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | revenge, avenge | |
| Narrower | get even, get back | Take revenge or even out a score |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
| Spanish | desquitarse, retaliar, vengarse, vengar | |
| Catalan | revenjar-se, venjar | |
| Adjectives | retaliatory | of or relating to or having the nature of retribution / retribution |
| Nouns | retaliation | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
| retaliator | someone who takes vengeance | |
| Meaning | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" | |
| Synonym | strike back | |
| Broader | strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Spanish | vengarse | |
| Adjectives | retaliatory | of or relating to or having the nature of retribution / retribution |
| Nouns | retaliation | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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