requite

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re·quite

R0170200 (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.

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

re·quit′a·ble adj.re·quit′er n.

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

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.

requite

Past participle: requited
Gerund: requiting

Imperative
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requite

Present
I requite
you requite
he/she/it requites
we requite
you requite
they requite

Preterite
I requited
you requited
he/she/it requited
we requited
you requited
they requited

Present Continuous
I am requiting
you are requiting
he/she/it is requiting
we are requiting
you are requiting
they are requiting

Present Perfect
I have requited
you have requited
he/she/it has requited
we have requited
you have requited
they have requited

Past Continuous
I was requiting
you were requiting
he/she/it was requiting
we were requiting
you were requiting
they were requiting

Past Perfect
I had requited
you had requited
he/she/it had requited
we had requited
you had requited
they had requited

Future
I will requite
you will requite
he/she/it will requite
we will requite
you will requite
they will requite

Future Perfect
I will have requited
you will have requited
he/she/it will have requited
we will have requited
you will have requited
they will have requited

Future Continuous
I will be requiting
you will be requiting
he/she/it will be requiting
we will be requiting
you will be requiting
they will be requiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been requiting
you have been requiting
he/she/it has been requiting
we have been requiting
you have been requiting
they have been requiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been requiting
you will have been requiting
he/she/it will have been requiting
we will have been requiting
you will have been requiting
they will have been requiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been requiting
you had been requiting
he/she/it had been requiting
we had been requiting
you had been requiting
they had been requiting

Conditional
I would requite
you would requite
he/she/it would requite
we would requite
you would requite
they would requite

Past Conditional
I would have requited
you would have requited
he/she/it would have requited
we would have requited
you would have requited
they would have requited

Thesaurus

Verb

requite - make repayment for or return somethingrepaygive - 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"

requite

verb1. 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.

Translations

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Synonyms for requite

verb to give compensation to

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verb to give a satisfactory return to

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verb to give or take mutually

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verb to exact revenge for or from

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Synonyms for requite

verb make repayment for or return something

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