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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To RETRIBUTEverb
To pay back; to make repayment of.
Etymology: retribuo, Lat. retribuer, Fr.
Both the will and power to serve him are his upon so many scores, that we are unable to retribute, unless we do restore; and all the duties we can pay our maker are less properly requitals than restitutions. Boyle.
In the state of nature, a man comes by no arbitrary power to use a criminal, but only to retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression. John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Retributeverb
to pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal
Etymology: [L. retributus, p. p. ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow, assign, pay. See Tribute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Retribute
rē-trib′ūt, v.t. to give back: to make repayment of.—ns. Rētrib′ūter, -or; Retribū′tion, repayment: suitable return: reward or punishment: retaliation.—adjs. Rētrib′ūtive, repaying: rewarding or punishing suitably; Rētrib′ūtory. [L. retributio—retribuĕre, to give back—re-, back, tribuĕre, to give.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Retribute in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Retribute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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