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   requite

   /rɪˈkwʌɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing): formal "they are quick to requite a kindness" Similar avengeexact revenge forrevengeretaliate forpay someone back forget/have/take one's revengetake reprisalssettle old scoressettle the score with someonetake an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)give tit for tatget evengive someone their just desertsgive someone a dose/taste of their own medicinegive as good as one getsgive like for like
   • ▪ return a favour to (someone): formal "to win enough to requite my friends" Similar returnreciprocatematchrewardrepayrecompensearchaic:guerdon
   • ▪ respond to (love or affection): formal "she did not requite his love" Similar reciprocatereturnfeel/give in return

   Word Origin early 16th century: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. requital noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   What does requite mean?

   • Whatever it might be, he would faithfully requite her; even to making his own purpose subservient to it. Requite definition: to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).. See examples of REQUITE used in a sentence.

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   What does Requiter mean?

   • Define requiter. requiter synonyms, requiter pronunciation, requiter translation, English dictionary definition of requiter. tr.v. re·quit·ed , re·quit·ing , re·quites 1. a. To make return for in a similar or appropriate fashion: "Pearl felt the sentiment, and requited it with the...

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   What does require mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! REQUITE meaning: 1. to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you: 2. to give or do…. Learn more.

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   What is unrequited love?

   • You might be familiar with the phrase " unrequited love." Love that has not been requited is love that has not been returned or paid back in kind, which brings us to the common denominator in the above definitions for requite —the idea of repayment, recompense, or retribution.

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   Requite means to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

   • English (US)

     REQUITE meaning: 1. to give or do something in return for...

   • Znaczenie Requite, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     REQUITE definicja: 1. to give or do something in return for...

   • Requite in Traditional Chinese

     REQUITE translate: 報答;回報;報復. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Requite in Simplified Chinese

     REQUITE translate: 报答;回报;报复. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     REQUITE 의미, 정의, REQUITE의 정의: 1. to give or do something in...

   • Sustain

     SUSTAIN definition: 1. to cause or allow something to...

   • Requisition

     REQUISITION definition: 1. to officially request or take...

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   Requite means to make return for something, either in kind or in quantity, or to make suitable return to for a service or an injury. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of requite from Merriam-Webster.

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   Requite means to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.) or to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.). See the origin, derived forms, and usage of requite in sentences from Project Gutenberg.

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   Requite means to make return for something done or felt in a similar or appropriate fashion, or to avenge or repay someone for a wrongdoing. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of requite in English and Spanish.

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   Requite means to make return to someone for a kindness or injury, or to repay with a similar action. Learn how to use this formal verb in different tenses and contexts, and see its synonyms and translations in Spanish and German.

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   Requite means to make return or repayment for something, such as a kindness, injury, or service. It can also mean to retaliate or avenge. See examples, synonyms, and related words for requite.

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   Requite means to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences and see its pronunciation and translations in different languages.