Definitions for requite
rɪˈkwaɪtre·quite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. requite, repayverb

   make repayment for or return something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. requiteverb

   To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward.

2. requiteverb

   To retaliate.

3. Etymology: From : re- + quite (to clear, pay up)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REQUITEverb

   To repay; to retaliate good or ill; to recompense.

   Etymology: requiter, Fr.

   If he love me to madness, I shall never requite him. William Shakespeare.

   He hath requited me evil for good. 1 Sam. xxv. 21.

   Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. Ecclus. viii. 19.

   When Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will requite us all the evil we did. Genesis l.

   An avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kindness to his friends. Ecclus. xxx. 6.

   Him within protect from harms;
   He can requite thee, for he knows the charms
   That call fame on such gentle acts as these. John Milton.

   Great idol of mankind, we neither claim
   The praise of merit, nor aspire to fame!
   ’Tis all we beg thee to conceal from sight
   Those acts of goodness which themselves requite:
   O let us still the secret joy partake,
   To follow virtue ev’n for virtue’s sake. Alexander Pope.

   Unhappy Wallace,
   Great patriot heroe! ill requited chief! James Thomson.

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1. requite

   To requite generally means to make repayment or return for something provided, given, inflicted, or undergone, often as a manner of showing gratitude or retaliation. It could also refer to reciprocating a feeling such as love or affection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requiteverb

   to repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requite

   rē-kwīt′, v.t. to repay: to retaliate.—adjs. Requit′ (Spens.), requited, returned; Requī′table.—ns. Requī′tal, the act of requiting: payment in return: recompense: reward; Requite′, requital.—adjs. Requite′ful; Requite′less, without requital: free.—ns. Requite′ment; Requī′ter.

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1. quieter

How to pronounce requite?

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   Mark

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of requite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of requite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=requite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Requite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=requite
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=requite