requite
Use Requite in a sentence
verb (used with object), re·quit·ed, re·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.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action | |
| [C16: | |
| re'quitable | |
| —adj | |
| re'quitement | |
| —n | |
| re'quiter | |
| —n | |
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They, in turn, requite with hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations.
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