requite

tr.v., -quit·ed, -quit·ing, -quites.

1. To make repayment or return for: requite another's love. See synonyms at reciprocate.
2. To avenge.

[Middle English requiten : re-, re- + quiten, to pay; see quit.]

requitable re·quit'a·ble adj.
requiter re·quit'er n.

(ri-KWYT)

verb tr.
To repay, return for, avenge, or retaliate.

Etymology
From Middle English requiten, from re- + quiten (to pay), a variant of quit

Usage
"(Charles) Schulz spread himself through an enlarging cast of characters-- Snoopy, the fantasizing dog who dances for sheer joy ... the Little Red-Haired Girl who never requites Charlie Brown's love, never even appears. (One of Schulz's early unrequited loves was a redhead.)" Henry Allen; The Cartoonist Who Drew From Experience; The Washington Post; Feb 14, 2000.

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verb

1. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay. See pay/owe.
2. To give a satisfactory return to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, reward. See pay/owe.
3. To give or take mutually: reciprocate, return. See connect.
4. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, repay, vindicate. Informal fix. Archaic wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay backin kindin one's own coin, settlesquareaccounts, take an eye for an eye. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.

v

Definition: compensate, give in return
Antonyms: dissatisfy, refuse

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IN BRIEF: Repay; give in return. Also: To retaliate; revenge.

Do you feel the need to requite the injuries done to you?

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gengælde, erstatte, belønne

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugbetalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - récompenser, se venger de

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergelten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανταποδίδω

Italiano (Italian)
ricompensare, contraccambiare, vendicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pagar, recompensar

Русский (Russian)
вознаграждать, отплачивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desquitar, devolver, pagar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - besvara, återgälda, löna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
报答, 酬谢, 回报, 报复

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 報答, 酬謝, 回報, 報復

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보답하다, 보복하다, 복수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 報いる, 償いをする, 返報する, 仕返しをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجازي, يكافى, يعوض عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נקם, החזיר, גמל‬

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