1
as in to compensate
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
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
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2
as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
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
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3
as in to repay
to make a return for
I fear my love for her will never be requited
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Recent Examples of requite
Reflecting Lee’s turmoil as he’s tormented by heroin withdrawals and his not entirely requited affection for Allerton, the film is moody, and the sets reflect the interior landscapes of its characters.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
In the book, the main character falls in love with an android that only pretends to requite his feelings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
But his love wasn’t always requited.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Looks like the love Taylor Swift has for Grey’s Anatomy is fully requited!
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2023
An intensity which can be called religious characterizes the devotion shown to their community by literally millions of people who routinely sacrifice — time, money, labor — to remark that devotion; and, using their own language, methods, and skills, to requite the community.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 26 Nov. 2020
There’s a lot to requite my love.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
Employers ought to requite that trust by mandating that their staff who work indoors with other employees are vaccinated for Covid-19.
—Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 30 July 2021
Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden-variety romantic mishaps — infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020
Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
In the book, the main character falls in love with an android that only pretends to requite his feelings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
But his love wasn’t always requited.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Looks like the love Taylor Swift has for Grey’s Anatomy is fully requited!
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2023
An intensity which can be called religious characterizes the devotion shown to their community by literally millions of people who routinely sacrifice — time, money, labor — to remark that devotion; and, using their own language, methods, and skills, to requite the community.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 26 Nov. 2020
There’s a lot to requite my love.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
Employers ought to requite that trust by mandating that their staff who work indoors with other employees are vaccinated for Covid-19.
—Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 30 July 2021
Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden-variety romantic mishaps — infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requite
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As outlined in the court documents, Capital One did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to compensate affected customers for foregone interest and provide additional payments to those holding certain accounts.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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And pitchers such as Banda have had to compensate as a result.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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While embarking on mission to avenge Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), the duo cross paths with a dangerous militant faction known as the Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) led by Isaac (Jeffrey Wright).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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James Hawes’ The Amateur, with Rami Malek as a low-key CIA employee intent on avenging his wife’s death, is based on a 1981 Robert Littell thriller that has been adapted before.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, private sector workers continue to bear residual financial burdens despite repaying their loans.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Anderson built del Toro’s role around the actor, who repays him with a beauty of a performance, embodying the detached charisma of a morally dubious tycoon with cool ease.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
Verb
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You can get reimbursed from your 529 plan for any eligible out-of-pocket expenses within the same calendar year.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Molina then requested reimbursement from the club for the full total, and Molina did not return any amount to the company that had donated the $7,700 after he was reimbursed, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Interviews with the soldiers and Russian opinion surveys show that such a truce would also fail to satisfy a large part of Russian society.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Designed to satisfy North American tastes, Nutella Peanut will blend the traditional creamy recipe from 1964 with the flavor of roasted peanuts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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“Requite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requite. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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