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- pronunciation:
- rih
kwaIt
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
requites, requiting, requited |
definition 1: |
to return in kind; give or feel in return.
She cared for him but could not requite his love.- synonyms:
- discharge, pay, pay off, reciprocate, redeem, repay, return, satisfy, settle
- similar words:
- compensate, fulfill, meet, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, reward
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definition 2: |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of.
You can't spend your life requiting all the injuries done to you.- synonyms:
- avenge, retaliate, revenge
- similar words:
- pay, repay
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definition 3: |
to pay back; fulfill (a debt or the like).
- similar words:
- satisfy
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related words: |
acknowledge, avenge, compensate, exchange, fix, pay, redeem, retire |
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derivations: |
requital (n.), requiter (n.) |
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