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requite

🇬🇧 UK/ri'kwait/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

v.

To repay or return something given, such as love, a favour, or harm; to recompense.

报答,回报;报复;酬谢

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
quitseek, search, ask, inquire
+
esuffix
=requite

Common Collocations

  • 1.requite love回应爱意
  • 2.requite a favour回报恩情
  • 3.unrequited affection单相思/未得回报的情感
  • 4.requite kindness报答善意

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She longed for him to requite her love, but he remained indifferent.

  • 2.

    The community found ways to requite the volunteers for their tireless efforts.

  • 3.

    He vowed to requite every act of cruelty inflicted upon his people.

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