Requite

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: re=quite

CIDE DICTIONARY

Requite, v. t. [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.  [1913 Webster]
"He can requite thee; for he knows the charma
That call fame on such gentle acts as these."  [1913 Webster]
"Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand."  [1913 Webster]

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Requite, v.tr.
1 make return for (a service).
2 (often foll. by with) reward or avenge (a favour or injury).
3 (often foll. by for) make return to (a person).
4 (often foll. by for, with) repay with good or evil (requite like for like; requite hate with love).

Derivative

requital n.

Etymology

RE- + quite var. of QUIT

THESAURUS

Requite

alternate, amend, atone, avenge, bandy, be quits with, change, commute, compensate, compensate for, content, cooperate, correct, counterchange, emend, exchange, get back at, get even with, get satisfaction, give and take, give satisfaction, indemnify, interchange, kick back, logroll, make all square, make amends, make good, make reparation, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, make right, make up for, make up to, pay, pay back, pay damages, pay in kind, pay off, pay reparations, permute, put right, put straight, put to rights, quit, reciprocate, recompense, recoup, rectify, redress, refund, reimburse, remedy, remunerate, repay, respond, respond to, retaliate, return, return the compliment, revenge, reward, right, satisfy, set right, set straight, set to rights, set up, square, swap, switch, trade, transpose

ROGET THESAURUS

Requite

Interchange

VB interchange, exchange, counterchange, bandy, transpose, shuffle, change bands, swap, permute, reciprocate, commute, give and take, return the compliment, play at puss in the corner, play at battledore and shuttlecock, retaliate, requite, rearrange, recombine.

Reward

VB reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip.

Gratitude

VB be grateful, thank, give thanks, render thanks, return thanks, offer thanks, tender thanks, acknowledge, requite, feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation, savoir gr_e, not look a gift horse in the mouth, never forget, overflow with gratitude, thank one's stars, thank one's lucky stars, bless one's stars, fall on one's knees.