v. t.
One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil;
n. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Same as Retaliatory. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures. [ 1913 Webster ]