Category:Requite

Re"quite" (r-kwt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requited; p. pr. & vb. n. Requiting.] Etym: [pref. re- + quit.]

Defn: 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.