requite
verb (used with object)
to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
had requited
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past perfectof requite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What would be said of a Man who had requited my kindness in that way?
From Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens
Being himself generally an old Cavalier, or the son of an old Cavalier, he reflected with bitter resentment on the ingratitude with which the Stuarts had requited their best friends.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Several speakers declared that they highly approved of the prudent liberality with which His Majesty had requited the services of a most able, diligent and trusty counsellor.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Would to heaven that we had requited you better!’
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Right merry was she at the sight and blessed Dietrich, bowing low before him, telling him that he had requited her of all her woes, and that she would serve him until death.
From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Lewis Spence
