Word Meaning

Meaning of retaliates

- 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.]
- To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

Crossword clue for retaliates

- Counter-attack
- Exact retribution
- Give tit for tat
- Hit back
- Return like for like
- Strike back
- Take reprisals
- Takes reprisals