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Definition of Requite
1. Verb. Make repayment for or return something.
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Pay
Derivative terms: Repayment, Repayment, Requital
Definition of Requite
1. v. t. To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.
Definition of Requite
1. Verb. To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward. ¹
2. Verb. To retaliate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Requite
1. to make equivalent return for [v -QUITED, -QUITING, -QUITES]
Medical Definition of Requite
1. To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. "He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these." (Milton) "Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand." (Ps. X. 14) Synonym: To repay, reward, pay, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, recompense, punish, revenge. Origin: Pref. Re- + quit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Requite
Literary usage of Requite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"... thy lofs requite, Whene'er, by Jove's dec'ree, our conqu'ring pow'rs 165 Shall
humble to the duft her lofty tow'rs. Then thus the king. ..."
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