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| re·quite [ ri kwt ] (past and past participle re·quit·ed, present participle re·quit·ing, 3rd person present singular re·quites) |
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1. pay something back: to return in kind a kindness or hurt that somebody has done
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2. recompense somebody: to pay somebody back for a service performed
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| [Early 16th century. <re- + earlier form of quit "pay up"] |
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 re·quit·a·ble adjective |
| re·quit·al noun |
| re·quite·ment noun |
| re·quit·er noun |
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