REQUITE


Meaning of REQUITE in English

— requitable , adj. — requitement , n. — requiter , n.

/ri kwuyt"/ , v.t., requited, requiting .

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

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

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.

[ 1520-30; RE- + obs. quite, var. of QUIT ]

Syn. 1. repay, reward, recompense, compensate, pay, remunerate, reimburse. 2. revenge.

Ant. 2. forgive.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .