requites; requited; requiting
formal
: to give or do something in return for (something that another person has given or done)
His love for her was not requited. [=she did not return his love; she did not love him]
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“Requite.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/requite. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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