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retaliates

verb

Meaning

  1. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
  2. To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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