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verb
To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: retaliate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To leave or set out (in a particular direction, often to where one has been).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: head
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To send (light, heat, a substance) in the direction of its source.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Synonyms: reflect
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To push or force (someone or something) away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Synonyms: repel
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: retaliate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strike, hit
History
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Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
