say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner

‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel

he retorted that this was nonsense

repay (an insult or injury)

it was now his time to retort the humiliation

a sharp, angry, or witty reply

she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort

a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale

gas was made by baking coal in airtight retorts

heat in a retort in order to separate or purify

the raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works