requite

re·quite

 (rĭ-kwīt′)

tr.v. re·quit·ed, re·quit·ing, re·quites

1.

a. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion: "Pearl felt the sentiment, and requited it with the bitterest hatred that can be supposed to rankle in a childish bosom" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).

b. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).

2.

a. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion: "If he love me to madness, I shall never requite him" (Shakespeare).

b. To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.

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[Middle English requiten : re-, re- + quiten, to pay; see quit.]

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re·quit′a·ble adj.

re·quit′er n.

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requite

(rɪˈkwaɪt)

vb

(tr) to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action

[C16: re- + obsolete quite to discharge, repay; see quit]

reˈquitable adj

reˈquitement n

reˈquiter n

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re•quite

(rɪˈkwaɪt)

v.t. -quit•ed, -quit•ing.

1. to make repayment for (service, benefits, etc.).

2. to retaliate for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge.

3. to repay in kind, either for a kindness or an injury.

4. to give or do in return.

[1520–30; re- + quite (now obsolete), variant of quit]

re•quit′a•ble, adj.

re•quite′ment, n.

re•quit′er, n.

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requite

Past participle: requited
Gerund: requiting

Imperative

requite

requite

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

requite - make repayment for or return something repay give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"

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requite

verb

1. To give compensation to:

compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay.

2. To give a satisfactory return to:

compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, reward.

3. To give or take mutually:

reciprocate, return.

4. To exact revenge for or from:

avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, repay, vindicate.

Informal: fix.

Archaic: wreak.

Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.

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Translations

contraccambiarericompensare

requite

[rɪˈkwaɪt] VT (frm) (= make return for) → compensar, recompensar
to requite sb's love → corresponder al amor de algn
that love was not requited → ese amor no fue correspondido

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requite

vt

(= repay) person → es vergelten (+dat); action → vergelten; requited love → erwiderte Liebe

(= avenge) action → vergelten; person → rächen

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