Definition of "retaliates" [retaliates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retaliate. (verb)

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• "While Suou is pulling the trigger, Yin retaliates by breaking the necklace that Suou is wearing."
• "Bad luck for the GOP, I guess, but it's like football: The player who retaliates is the one who gets noticed and draws the flag."
• "That's another post for another day -- the bizarre section 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act that states that anyone who "retaliates" against a complainant like Warman is liable to pay tens of thousands of dollars more in fines."