re·quite

[rəˈkwīt]

VERB

formal

requite (verb) · requites (third person present) · requited (past tense) · requited (past participle) · requiting (present participle)

make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing):

"they are quick to requite a kindness"

synonyms:

avenge · exact revenge for · revenge · retaliate for · pay someone back for · get/have/take one's revenge · take reprisals · settle old scores · settle the score with someone · take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) · give tit for tat · get even · give someone their just deserts · give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine · give as good as one gets · give like for like

return a favor to (someone):

"to win enough to requite my friends"

synonyms:

return · reciprocate · match · reward · repay · recompense · guerdon

respond to (love or affection); return:

"she did not requite his love"

synonyms:

reciprocate · return · feel/give in return

ORIGIN

early 16th century: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit.