requite

/ri'kwait/

Thân thiện

He sought to requite her kindness with a thoughtful gift.

Definition

Verb: 1. To make repayment for or return something: To give or do something in return for something received, often to repay a service, favor, or feeling. 2. To retaliate or avenge: To return an injury or wrong in kind.

Usage

The verb "requite" is a formal and somewhat literary term. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., requite someone or requite something). It is used to describe the act of repaying, whether positively (as with kindness or love) or negatively (as with vengeance).

Examples

• He hoped to requite her kindness by helping her in return.
• The hero sought to requite the evil done to his family.
• Her love was not requited; he did not feel the same way about her.
• They believed the gods would requite the injustice.

Advanced Usage

• "to requite someone's love/affection": To return or reciprocate someone's romantic feelings.
  • In the story, the knight finally requited the princess's love.
• "to requite evil with good": To respond to a harmful act with a kind one.
  • His philosophy was to requite evil with good, a difficult but noble path.
• "to requite like for like": To respond with an equivalent action, whether good or bad.
  • The ancient law demanded they requite like for like—a life for a life.

Variants and Related Words

• Requital (noun): The act of requiting; something given in return.
  • He acted without thought of requital.
• Unrequited (adjective): Not returned or reciprocated.
  • She suffered from unrequited love.

Synonyms

• Repay: To pay back (money or a favor).
• Reciprocate: To respond to a gesture or feeling by making a corresponding one.
• Retaliate: To make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
• Recompense: To compensate or reward.

Antonyms

• Ignore: To refuse to take notice of or acknowledge.
• Forgive: To stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense.

Idioms and Phrases

• Requite a debt: To repay what is owed, often figuratively.
  • He spent his life trying to requite the debt he felt to his mentor.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make repayment for or return something

Từ đồng nghĩa

• repay