retaliate
/rɪ'tæli,eɪt/
verb
9 letters4 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.
“The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing”
2
Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetaliateray
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesre · tal · i · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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