retribute
Meaning
To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/
Etymology
Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“I retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“I bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.
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