retaliate

retaliate

verb

Definition of RETALIATE

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for <retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree>

Synonyms redress, requite, retaliate, revenge, venge [archaic]

Related Words castigate, fix, get, penalize, punish, scourge; chasten, chastise, correct, discipline; right; compensate, pay (back), recompense, repay

Near Antonyms absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, remit