requite

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwaɪt/
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• General-American: /ɹəˈkwaɪt/
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• General-American: /ɹi-/
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The verb is derived from Middle English requiten (“to repay”), and then partly from both of the following: * From re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backward’) + quiten (“to pay, pay for; to repay; to acquit (someone of a charge), exonerate; to prove (oneself) innocent; to answer, reply; to atone for (a sin); to compensate, make amends; to depart, leave; to equal, match; to fulfil (an obligation); to give back, return; to give up, relinquish; to release, set free; to render (a service); to reward; to give retribution, take revenge”) (from Old French quitter (“to free, liberate”) (modern French quitter), from quitte (“free, liberated”) + -er (suffix forming verbs)). Quitte is derived from Latin quiētus (“at rest; quiet”), the perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“to repose, rest; to sleep; to be quiet or still”), from quiēs (“rest, repose; sleep; calm, peace, quiet”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwyeh1- (“to rest; peace, rest”)) + -scō (suffix forming verbs with the sense ‘to begin to do [something]’). * From Old French requiter, requitter (“to free or liberate again”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + quitter (see above). The noun is derived from the verb.

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отплащам се (otplaštam se) — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Dutch: belonen — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Finnish: maksaa takaisin — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Finnish: korvata — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• French: réciproquer — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• French: rendre la pareille — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• German: belohnen — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• German: erwidern — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Irish: cúitigh — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Macedonian: и́сплати (ísplati) — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Macedonian: на́гради (nágradi) — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Māori: whakapaepae — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Portuguese: corresponder — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Russian: отпла́чивать (otpláčivatʹ) — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Russian: вознаграждать (voznagraždatʹ) — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Scottish Gaelic: dìol — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Slovak: opätovať — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Slovak: oplatiť — (transitive) to repay (a debt owed); to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.); to repay (someone) a debt owed; to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
• Czech: oplatit — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Finnish: vastata — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Macedonian: во́зврати (vózvrati) — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Spanish: corresponder a — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Spanish: reciprocar — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Thai: ตอบแทน (dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛn) — (transitive) to respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown)
• Czech: odměnit se — (transitive) to do or give a thing in return for (something)
• Czech: odměnit — (transitive) to do or give a thing in return for (something)
• Finnish: korvata — (transitive) to do or give a thing in return for (something)
• Bulgarian: отмъщавам (otmǎštavam) — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Finnish: kostaa — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• German: vergelten — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Macedonian: се о́дмазди (se ódmazdi) — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Russian: мстить (mstitʹ) — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Scottish Gaelic: dìol — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Slovak: pomstiť (sa) — (transitive) to retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.); to retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; to seek revenge for (oneself) — see also avenge
• Finnish: korvata — (intransitive) to recompense, to repay
• Irish: cúitigh — (intransitive) to recompense, to repay
• Finnish: kostaa — (intransitive) to retaliate, to seek revenge
• Macedonian: се о́дмазди (se ódmazdi) — (intransitive) to retaliate, to seek revenge