requite
pronunciation
How to pronounce requite in British English:
UK [rɪˈkwaɪt]
How to pronounce requite in American English:
US [rɪˈkwaɪt]
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- Verb:
- make repayment for or return something
Word Origin
- requite
- requite: see quit
- requite (v.)
- c. 1400, "repay" (for good or ill), from re- "back" + Middle English quite "clear, pay up," earlier variant of quit (see quit). Related: Requited; requiting.
Example
- 1. To get revenge for or on ; requite .
- 2. We shall requite him for his insults .
- 3. Will she ever requite my love ?
- 4. The bible says to requite evil with good .
- 5. All in all , I will surely work hard in a bid to requite the benevolence of the cpc . I will surely do my best to build socialism with chinese characteristics !