requite

Synonyymisanakirja

requite

antaa, siirtää haltuun, palauttaa, maksaa takaisin, hyvittää.

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Englannin sanakirja

requite englanniksi

1. To return in kind; to repay; to recompense; to reward.

2. 1610, s:The Tempest|The Tempest, by w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare, act 3 scene 3

But, remember—

For that's my business to you,—that you three

From Milan did supplant good Prospero;

Expos'd unto the sea, which hath requit it,

Him, and his innocent child: for which foul deed

The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have

incense|Incens'd the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures,

Against your peace.

3. 1925, Franz Kafka, The Trial, Vintage Books (London), pg. 91:

He bowed slightly to K.'s uncle, who appeared very flattered to make this new acquaintance, yet, being by nature incapable of expressing obligation, requited the Clerk of the Court's words with a burst of embarrassed but raucous laughter.

4. To retaliate.

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