requites

verb

present tense third-person singular of requite
1
as in compensates
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 avenges
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 repays
to make a return for I fear my love for her will never be requited

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requites
  1. compensates
  2. avenges
  3. repays
  4. reimburses
  5. satisfies
Verb
  • That's because the remaining healthy testicle often compensates by producing enough testosterone and sperm on its own.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
  • The more useful question is what the current price assumes, what could change those assumptions, and whether the likely return compensates investors for the risks.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of compensates
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  • Patrick Henry’s win against the Western League foe Dons avenges a 13-3 second-round playoff loss to Cathedral Catholic in the double-elimination playoffs.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
Definition of avenges
Verb
  • Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Only time will tell whether Iraola repays the faith shown in him after Slot was shown the door.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of repays
Verb
  • Maine’s Live + Work program supports new residents with job opportunities, industry insights, and relocation guides, while the Opportunity Maine Tax Credit reimburses student loan payments for college graduates.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • If the business reimburses the capital within a specified window, Magellan charges zero interest.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Definition of reimburses
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  • What might come as a surprise, though, is the iPhone 17 family already actually satisfies EU rules.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of satisfies
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