Retaliate Mnemonic
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retaliate
retaliate
/ɹɪˈtæli.eɪt/
avenge
Examples
- Agreeably, it was retaliation, but that's a side thing.
- The girl retaliated by kicking the man.
- The launch site is destroyed in retaliation.
- In retaliation, Gordon shoots the Joker in the leg.
- Of the many reasons for fighting, the foremost is for retaliation.
- The bear then may retaliate by chasing the wolves.
- The frog retaliates to the scorpion and the gerbil with violence.
- The occupants retaliate with squirts of raspberry sauce.
- Ms. Garrison kicks the messenger in the testicles in retaliation.
- The Nervians were the first victims of the Roman retaliation.
take revenge for a perceived wrong
verb
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
verb
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"Re + Tail + Gate. When his tail was stepped on, he turned to retaliate at the gate."
"Re + Tall + Late. They hit back, standing tall and not waiting till it's late."
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