requite
/ri'kwait/
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.
Verb
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make repayment for or return something
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