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Requite

Requite Meaning & Definition
Requite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Requite?

[v] make repayment for or return something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Requite: repay

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See Also | give | pay

Requite In Webster's Dictionary

\Re"quite"\ (r?-kw?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requiting}.] [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. --Milton. Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand. --Ps. x. 14. Syn: To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.

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