requite

re·quite

verb \ri-ˈkwīt\

re·quit·edre·quit·ing

Definition of REQUITE

transitive verb

1

a : to make return for : repay b : to make retaliation for : avenge

2

: to make suitable return to for a benefit or service or for an injury

— re·quit·er noun

Examples of REQUITE

1. <the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit>
2. <the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels>

Origin of REQUITE

re- + obsolete quite to quit, pay, from Middle English quiten — more at quit

First Known Use: 1529

Related to REQUITE

Synonyms: indemnify, recompense, recoup, remunerate, compensate, satisfy

Related Words: refund, reimburse, repay; redress, remedy, repair; discharge, pay, quit

Near Antonyms: absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, remit

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Rhymes with REQUITE

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