Definitions for: Requite


[v] make repayment for or return something



Webster (1913) Definition: Re"quite" (r?-kw?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requited;
p. pr. & vb. n. Requiting.] [Pref. re- + quit.]
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.

He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call
fame on such gentle acts as these. --Milton.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and
spite, to requite it with thy hand. --Ps. x. 14.

Syn: To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy;
recompense; punish; revenge.

Synonyms: repay

See Also: give, pay

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