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   re·quite

   /rəˈkwīt/

   verb

   • 1. make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing): formal "they are quick to requite a kindness" Similar avengeexact revenge forrevengeretaliate forpay someone back forget/have/take one's revengetake reprisalssettle old scoressettle the score with someonetake an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)give tit for tatget evengive someone their just desertsgive someone a dose/taste of their own medicinegive as good as one getsgive like for like
   • ▪ return a favor to (someone): formal "to win enough to requite my friends" Similar returnreciprocatematchrewardrepayrecompensearchaic:guerdon
   • ▪ respond to (love or affection); return: formal "she did not requite his love" Similar reciprocatereturnfeel/give in return

   Word Origin early 16th century: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. requital noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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