retribute

Betekenis (Engels)

To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.

Sinonieme

avenge

requite

retaliate

revenge

Vertalings

retribuir

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“I retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“I bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.