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
Jakes	-	Basque
Andronikos	-	Ancient Greek
Medeia	-	Greek Mythology
CzesŁAw	CHES-wahf	Polish
LuÍSa	loo-EE-zə	Portuguese
Azubuike	-	Western African, Igbo