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requite
[
ri-
kwahyt
]
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Origin
re·quite
/
rɪˈkwaɪt
/
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[
ri-
kwahyt
]
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verb (used with object),
-quit·ed,
-quit·ing.
1.
to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
2.
to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge.
3.
to make return to (a person, group, etc.) for service, benefits, etc.
4.
to retaliate on (a person, group, etc.) for a wrong, injury, etc.
5.
to give or do in return.
Origin:
1520–30;
re-
+ obsolete
quite,
variant of
quit
Related forms
re·quit·a·ble,
adjective
re·quite·ment,
noun
re·quit·er,
noun
un·re·quit·a·ble,
adjective
un·re·quit·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
repay, reward, recompense, compensate, pay, remunerate, reimburse.
2.
revenge.
Antonyms
2.
forgive.
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formal or public delivery of something memorized
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regard with respect tinged with awe
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causing repugnance or aversion
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They, in turn,
requite
with hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations.
They, in turn,
requite
with hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations.
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World English Dictionary
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
]
re'quitable
—
adj
re'quitement
—
n
re'quiter
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
requite
1529, from M.E. re- "back" + quite "clear, pay up" (see
quit
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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