SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
requite
verb
To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Return an action or feeling
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Usage distinction
Return to topRequite is formal or literary and can concern affection, kindness, or injury. Avenge and retaliate fit only the adverse-response sense.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See requite in use
He hoped to requite his neighbor's kindness by repairing the fence.
The organizer hoped to requite the affection expressed in a friend's letter with an equally warm, honest reply after the busy project ended.
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