requite - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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Verb (1)requited, requiting

make repayment for or return somethingSynonyms: repayMore general giveMore specific pay

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re′quite′ (r?-kw?t′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Requited; present participle & verbal noun Requiting.]

Origin: Pref. re- + quit.

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.

He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these.— John Milton

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand.— Ps. x. 14.

Synonyms: To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54