# retaliate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ · frequency rank #25,552

## Definitions
1. 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. To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.

## Etymology
From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”).

## Easily confused with
- **retaliated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retaliate-vs-retaliated)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ertaliate`, `reatliate`, `retailate`, `retalaite`, `retaliaet`, `retaliatte`, `retalitae`, `retalliate`, `retlaiate`, `rettaliate`, `rretaliate`, `rtealiate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retaliate