retaliate against

retaliate against someone or something

to take revenge against someone or something. The striking workers will retaliate against the company with a protest march. The students retaliated against the administration.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Guadalupe	gwah-dhah-LOO-pe	Spanish
Bradley	BRAD-lee	English
Warren	['wɔrən]
Themistoklis	-	Greek
Arina	-	Russian
Charis	KAR-is (English)	Ancient Greek, English (Rare)