requite
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.
Origin of requite
1Other words for requite
Opposites for requite
Other words from requite
- re·quit·a·ble, adjective
- re·quite·ment, noun
- re·quit·er, noun
- un·re·quit·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·quit·ing, adjective
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How to use requite in a sentence
Therefore neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have pity: I will requite their way upon their head.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThese cherished plants seemed to comprehend and requite unaffected love.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe bid Henry apply to him when in danger, and promised to requite the son for the hospitality of the father.
The Spy | J. Fenimore CooperSir Henry yielded to his wish; and by every indulgence strove to requite the services he had rendered him.
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III | Sophia ReeveWhatever it might be, he would faithfully requite her; even to making his own purpose subservient to it.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart Isham
British Dictionary definitions for requite
/ (rɪˈkwaɪt) /
(tr) to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action
Origin of requite
1Derived forms of requite
- requitable, adjective
- requitement, noun
- requiter, noun
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