retaliate

英 [rɪ'tælɪeɪt] 美[rɪ'tælɪ'et]

1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;: "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;: "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"