Meaning & use
Requite
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To repay or return an action, feeling, or favor in kind, whether good or bad.
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He vowed to requite her kindness one day.
The villain swore to requite every insult with cruelty.
A note on using this word
"Unrequited love" is the word's most familiar modern use, describing affection that is not returned.
Words with a similar meaning
repayreciprocate
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