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requite

[ ri-kwahyt ]
/ rɪˈkwaɪt /
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verb (used with object), re·quit·ed, re·quit·ing.

to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge.
to make return to (a person, group, etc.) for service, benefits, etc.
to retaliate on (a person, group, etc.) for a wrong, injury, etc.
to give or do in return.

RELATED WORDS

satisfy, quit, return, redress, pay, make, reciprocate, redeem, remunerate, revenge, repay, settle, respond, recompense, reimburse, retaliate, indemnify, reward, restitution

Nearby words

  1. requisite,
  2. requisitely,
  3. requisition,
  4. requisitioner,
  5. requital,
  6. reradiation,
  7. rerailing,
  8. reread,
  9. rerebrace,
  10. rerecording

Origin of requite

1520–30; re- + obsolete quite, variant of quit1
ANTONYMS FOR requite
2. forgive.
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British Dictionary definitions for requite

requite

/ (rɪˈkwaɪt) /

verb

(tr) to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action
Derived Formsrequitable, adjectiverequitement, nounrequiter, noun

Word Origin for requite

C16: re- + obsolete quite to discharge, repay; see quit
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Word Origin and History for requite

requite

v.

c.1400, "repay" (for good or ill), from re- "back" + Middle English quite "clear, pay up," earlier variant of quit (see quit). Related: Requited; requiting.

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