verb
- to repay or return in kind, especially for something received or done
- to give in return for a favor, service, or kindness
- to take revenge for; to retaliate against
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- She requites his kindness with genuine gratitude.
- The hero requites the villain’s treachery with swift justice.
- He always requites a favor with an even greater one.
- The king requites loyal service with generous rewards.
- Nature requites our care with abundant harvests.
- She requites his love with equal devotion.
- The community requites their volunteer work with recognition.