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What does retaliate mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) 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. (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
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As parents, we teach our children not to retaliate and that two wrongs don't make a right.
The Democrats likely would retaliate by filibustering all Republican bills.
I opened my mouth to retaliate, but the comeback would not leave my tongue.
But if the U.S. ratchets up the pressure with more protectionist moves, Beijing may retaliate with higher tariffs of its own.
They threaten to strike, create picket lines you can't cross, retaliate against scabs, and all the rest.
A brief silence followed, in which she tried to retaliate with a clever comeback and he frowned angrily at the ground.

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