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" It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay."
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Meaning of "requite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REQUITE

Re- + obsolete quite to discharge, repay.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REQUITE

rɪˈkwaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REQUITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Requite is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb requite in English.

WHAT DOES REQUITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of requite in the English dictionary

The definition of requite in the dictionary is to make return to ; repay with a similar action.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REQUITE

PRESENT

Present
I requite
you requite
he/she/it requites
we requite
you requite
they requite
Present continuous
I am requiting
you are requiting
he/she/it is requiting
we are requiting
you are requiting
they are requiting
Present perfect
I have requited
you have requited
he/she/it has requited
we have requited
you have requited
they have requited
Present perfect continuous
I have been requiting
you have been requiting
he/she/it has been requiting
we have been requiting
you have been requiting
they have been requiting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I requited
you requited
he/she/it requited
we requited
you requited
they requited
Past continuous
I was requiting
you were requiting
he/she/it was requiting
we were requiting
you were requiting
they were requiting
Past perfect
I had requited
you had requited
he/she/it had requited
we had requited
you had requited
they had requited
Past perfect continuous
I had been requiting
you had been requiting
he/she/it had been requiting
we had been requiting
you had been requiting
they had been requiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will requite
you will requite
he/she/it will requite
we will requite
you will requite
they will requite
Future continuous
I will be requiting
you will be requiting
he/she/it will be requiting
we will be requiting
you will be requiting
they will be requiting
Future perfect
I will have requited
you will have requited
he/she/it will have requited
we will have requited
you will have requited
they will have requited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been requiting
you will have been requiting
he/she/it will have been requiting
we will have been requiting
you will have been requiting
they will have been requiting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would requite
you would requite
he/she/it would requite
we would requite
you would requite
they would requite
Conditional continuous
I would be requiting
you would be requiting
he/she/it would be requiting
we would be requiting
you would be requiting
they would be requiting
Conditional perfect
I would have requite
you would have requite
he/she/it would have requite
we would have requite
you would have requite
they would have requite
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been requiting
you would have been requiting
he/she/it would have been requiting
we would have been requiting
you would have been requiting
they would have been requiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you requite
we let´s requite
you requite
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to requite
Past participle
requited
Present Participle
requiting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REQUITE

acquight · antiwhite · bobwhite · Bourke-White · Hepplewhite · lintwhite · milk-white · milky-white · oyster-white · quite · twite · unwhite · white · wight · wite · wyte

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REQUITE

required course · required reading · requirement · requirer · requisite · requisitely · requisiteness · requisition · requisition form · requisitionary · requisitionist · requisitor · requisitory · requit · requitable · requital · requiteful · requiteless · requitement · requiter

WORDS THAT END LIKE REQUITE

Alaouite · attuite · bedroom suite · bridal suite · custody suite · delivery suite · dining room suite · droit de suite · en suite · executive suite · function suite · honey mesquite · honeymoon suite · hospitality suite · mesquite · monchiquite · suite · three-piece suite · tout de suite

Synonyms and antonyms of requite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REQUITE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «requite» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «requite» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF REQUITE

Find out the translation of requite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of requite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «requite» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

报复
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

retribuirá
570 millions of speakers
en

English

requite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लौटाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عوض
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

воздаст
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

requite
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিশোধ করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rétribue
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Membalas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

vergelten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

報いる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

보답
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Requite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bù lại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பழி வாங்குவார்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Requite
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

altında kalmamak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

contraccambiare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

placimy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

воздасть
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

răsplăti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανταποδίδω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergelding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

straffar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjengjelde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of requite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REQUITE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of requite
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about requite

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «REQUITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word requite.
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Tacitus
It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REQUITE»

Discover the use of requite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to requite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Maker's Mask: Book One of Requite
Tzenni Boccamera wasn't a soldier or a diplomat.
Ankaret Wells, 2013
2
Pendragon's Requite: King Arthur Triumphant!
REQUITE. A person who is lives in extreme religious poverty and under extreme religious discipline where physical earthly denial is paramount and required. A philosophy based on the science of transforming lesser things into higher things,  ...
Victor Brice, 2007
3
The Hawkwood War: Book Two of Requite
The Hawkwood brothers want salvage rights to a fallen Spire.
Ankaret Wells, 2010
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
If he love me to madness, I shall never requite him. Sbaiijejre. When Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will requite us all the evil we did. Genesis. An avenger against his enemies, and one that ihall requite ...
Henry John Todd, Samuel Johnson, 1805
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The new Carmina sacra: or Boston collection of church music. ...
In the night, our hearts requite the Lord, our hearts requite .the Lord, In the night, In the T«/ ~TT ri — i r^ — i TT r~*~ ~ — r — 1"« ~~ In the night .... Let our hearts requite,our hearts requite the Lord,our hearts requite the Lord, In the night, La the  ...
Lowell Mason, Boston Academy of Music, 1850
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
[from requite.} 1. Re- ttjrn for any good or bad office ; retaliation. — Sbnu'd we take the quarrel ot sermons in hand, and revenge their cause by requital, thrusting prayer in a mariner out of doors under colour of long preaernng * Hooker.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
7
Requite Me: Poems of Love, Jealously, and Angst
Requite Me: Poems of Love, Jealousy and Angst is a collection of poems from Sonya Rhen spanning several years. These poems are about love and love lost. They show the emotional roller coaster of adolescence at its peaks and valleys.
Sonya Rhen, 2013
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Concordance of the Qur'an: Extracted from the M.H. Shakir ...
4:l42 strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and 6:l38 a lie against Him; He shall requite them for what they forged. 6:l65 Lord is quick to requite (evil), and He is most surely the Forgiving, the 7:l67 your Lord is quick to ...
‎2007
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Erythrocyte Engineering for Drug Delivery and Targeting
Some processes requite specialized equipment. Some maretials and processes requite rempetature and humidity controls. Electronics may requite prorection from static dischatge. As the design evolves, each change should he evaluared for ...
Mauro Magnani, 2003
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The Incarnate Text: Imagining the Book in Reformation England
Once Arthur gives the Redcrosse Knight the healing liquor, the Redcrosse Knight offers him an object in exchange to requite this gift: "Prince Arthur gaue a boxe of Diamond sure . . . / Which to requite, the Redcrosse knight him gaue / A booke" ...
James Joseph Kearney, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REQUITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term requite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Requite Returns a Winner at Gulfstream
The 3-year-old Requite, unraced since last September's Hopeful (G1), returned an impressive winner Saturday at Gulfstream, cruising home under wraps to ... «Horse Racing Nation, May 15»
2
White House Press Corps Stamps Tiny Feet, Demands Barry …
White House Press Corps Stamps Tiny Feet, Demands Barry Hussein Requite Their Love. Kneepad media finally figures out they've been had. by Michael ... «PJ Media, Apr 15»
3
Homemade bagels are fun to make, and requite a few key ingredients
Homemade bagels are fun to make, and a few key ingredients provide a depth of flavor and chewiness that make these better than most you can buy. «Sioux City Journal, Feb 14»
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New European study will devise ways to reduce the side-effects of …
“The study, known as REQUITE, aims to develop new clinical models and incorporate biomarkers to identify, before treatment, cancer patients at risk of ... «University of Manchester, Sep 13»
5
Big Brother Awards Requite Privacy Invaders
Among other initiatives, they launched the Big Brother Awards in 1998 to requite “government agencies, private companies and individuals who have excelled in ... «Global Voices Online, Apr 12»
REFERENCE
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