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retaliated |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb retaliate 1 of 2 senses of retaliate Sense 1 revenge, avenge, retaliate => get even get back Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb retaliate 1 of 2 senses of retaliate Sense 1 revenge, avenge, retaliate => get even get back => pay back pay off get fix Entailment of verb retaliate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb retaliate 2 senses of retaliate Sense 1 revenge, avenge, retaliate => punish, penalize, penalise Sense 2 retaliate, strike back => strike, hit Familiarity of verb retaliate retaliate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb retaliate Sense 1 revenge, avenge, retaliate => punish, penalize, penalise -------------- Sense 2 retaliate, strike back => strike, hit -------------- Overview of verb retaliate The verb retaliate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) revenge, avenge, retaliate -- (take revenge for a perceived wrong "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother") 2. (1) retaliate, strike back -- (make a counterattack; "THe Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener") Overview of verb retaliate The verb retaliate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) revenge, avenge, retaliate -- (take revenge for a perceived wrong "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother") 2. (1) retaliate, strike back -- (make a counterattack; "THe Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener")
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