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单词 requite
释义 re·quite
\-īt, usu -īd.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: re- + obsolete English quite to set free, discharge, repay, from Middle English quiten — more at quit
1.
 a. : to make return for (as a kindness, service, benefit) : repay, reward
  < cards left without a visit are requited by cards similarly left — Agnes M. Miall >
  < whose patronage is happily requited with … ritual slaughter — John Marks >
 b. : to make retaliation for (as a wrong or an injury) : avenge
  < thought … incumbent on a man to requite injuries — Henry Sidgwick >
2. archaic : to give, pay, or do in return : make return of
 < requite like for like — J.C.Geikie >
3. : to make return to (as a person, a community) for a benefit or service
 < you will requite me … by the sight of your ardor for what is noble — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
or for an injury
 < requite a traitor with death >
4. obsolete : to take the place of : compensate or make up for
 < deserves that short delight, the nauseous qualms of … travel to requite — John Dryden >
Synonyms: see reciprocate
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