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requite

verb

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To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.

He hoped to requite his neighbor's kindness by repairing the fence.
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The organizer hoped to requite the affection expressed in a friend's letter with an equally warm, honest reply after the busy project ended.
From Useful Work and a Warm Reply.
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