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.
[Middle English requiten : re-, re- + quiten, to pay; see quit.]
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 |
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| requite |
| requite |
| Present |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | requite - make repayment for or return something 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
verb1. To give compensation to:
2. To give a satisfactory return to:
3. To give or take mutually:
4. To exact revenge for or from:
Informal: fix.
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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