requite

American  

[ri-kwahyt] / rɪˈkwaɪt /

verb (used with object)

requited, requiting

1. to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).

   Synonyms:

   reimburse, remunerate, pay, compensate, recompense, reward, repay

2. to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge.

   Synonyms:

   revenge

   Antonyms:

   forgive

3. to make return to (a person, group, etc.) for service, benefits, etc.

4. to retaliate on (a person, group, etc.) for a wrong, injury, etc.

5. to give or do in return.

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requite British  

/ rɪˈkwaɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action

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Other Word Forms

• requitable adjective
• requitement noun
• requiter noun
• unrequitable adjective
• unrequiting adjective

Etymology

Origin of requite

1520–30; re- + obsolete quite, variant of quit ¹