retaliate

To make an attack or harmful action in return for a similar attack received.

• retaliation/rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/(n)报复
• retaliatory/rɪˈtæliətɔːri/(adj)报复性的

• retaliate against
• retaliate with
• retaliate by
• in retaliation
• retaliatory measures

1. 1.The country threatened to retaliate with economic sanctions if the tariffs were not withdrawn. (strike back)
2. 2.In retaliation for the cyberattack, the government imposed sweeping diplomatic penalties. (revenge)

• strike back (to counterattack — more informal)
• avenge/əˈvɛndʒ/— to take revenge — more literary
• reciprocate/rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/— to respond in kind — can be positive or negative

from Latin "retaliare" (to repay in kind) — re- (back) + talis (such, of such kind) — giving back the same kind of treatment