Today’s word of the day is ‘Retaliate‘ Let us understand more about this word.
Retaliate [ri-tal-ee-eyt ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
Yes, the past form of the word is retaliated.
1. Get even with someone
2. Wreak vengeance
3. Square accounts
4. Even the score
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Pratikaar karana
2. Spanish – Tomar represalias
3. French – User de représailles
4. Mandarin – Bàofù
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. Black Hawk, leading the party in opposition to Keokuk, at once refused to accede to this cession and threatened to retaliate if his lands were invaded.
2. People become upset with you and then you may feel bad or some people may retaliate and cause you even more stress.
3. Yet apart from propaganda-laced vitriol against the United States in its state media, China hasn’t meaningfully retaliated so far.
4.We must never be part of an alliance that retaliates threats by brandishing nuclear arms or nothing at all.
5. The children retaliated by flicking darts or throwing inkwells.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
reciprocate, get, pay, recompense, repay, requite, retrospect, return, revenge, revive, settle etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
depart, leave, lose, take, forgive, pardon, sympathize etc.
Quotation:
We cannot know the whole truth, which belongs to God alone, but our task nevertheless is to seek to know what is true. And if we offend gravely enough against what we know to be true, as by failing badly enough to deal affectionately and responsibly with our land and our neighbors, truth will retaliate with ugliness, poverty, and disease. (http://rxreviewz.com/)
Wendell Berry
Social Example:
A reminder to all employers: it is a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act to retaliate against a worker for raising safety concerns.
Workers often have the best understanding of hazards they face, and how they can, and must, be protected.https://t.co/iU0f93KzTc
— David Michaels (@drdavidmichaels) March 1, 2021
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