Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To return evil for evil. [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.] 2. (v. i.) To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

Multi-Version Concordance Retaliate (1 Occurrence) 1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously; (See NIV)