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tal|li|ate
tal|li|ate «TAL ee ayt», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
to tax; tallage.
[< Medieval Latin talliare (with English -ate1) impose a tax. Compare etym. under tail2 (Cf.tail)]

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  • re|tal|i|ate — «rih TAL ee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. to pay back a wrong or injury; return like for like, usually to return evil for evil: »If we insult them, they will retaliate. –v.t. to return in kind: »He retaliated on the…Huns of Pannonia the same… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • Ate (mitología) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Ate. En la mitología griega, Ate, Até o Atea (en griego antiguo Ἄτη, ‘ruina’, ‘insensatez’, ‘engaño’) era la diosa de la fatalidad, personificación de las acciones irreflexivas… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… …   English syllables

  • retaliate — re•tal•i•ate [[t]rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury[/ex] 2) to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like • Etymology: 1605–15; < L retāliātus, ptp.… …   From formal English to slang

  • retaliate — re·tal·i·ate /ri ta lē ˌāt/ vi at·ed, at·ing: to act in revenge re·tal·i·a·tion / ˌta lē ā shən/ n re·tal·i·a·tive / ta lē ˌā tiv/ adj re·tal·ia·to·ry / tal yə ˌtōr ē/ adj …   Law dictionary

  • Italianate — I*tal ian*ate, v. t. [Cf. It. italianare.] To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. [R.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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